Acoma

American  

[ak-uh-maw-, -muh, ah-kuh] / ˈæk əˌmɔ-, -mə, ˈɑ kə /

noun

1. a Pueblo Indian village near Albuquerque, New Mexico, built on a sandstone mesa: oldest continuously inhabited location in the U.S.

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Example Sentences

Bridget Neconie, a member of the federally recognized Pueblo of Acoma in New Mexico, said her stance on who can be considered Native American has softened in recent years.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 3, 2024

To Kim Charlie, an enrolled member of the Pueblo of Acoma, the debate over the footprints’ age doesn’t change the connection she feels with the people who made them.

From Science Magazine • Oct. 4, 2023

Claudia Mitchell, a potter from Acoma Pueblo in New Mexico, gathers clay on a mesa between two sandstone rock formations, hammer and pick at the ready.

From New York Times • Aug. 13, 2023

So Cejudo called it a day and decided to train fighters at Jackson’s MMA Acoma gym in Arizona.

From Washington Times • May 5, 2023

But the people from the land grants and the people from Laguna and Acoma ignored the signs and hunted deer; occasionally, the Mexicans took a cow.

From "Ceremony:" by Leslie Marmon Silko