(Encyclopedia) RouergueRouerguer&oomacr;ĕrgˈ [key], region of S France, in the S Massif Central, coextensive with the present Aveyron dept. Rodez, the historic capital, and Millau are the chief…
(Encyclopedia) Acoma or
Ácoma
Ácoma
both: ăkˈəmə
[key], pueblo, alt. c.7,000 ft (2,130 m), Valencia co., W central N.Mex.; founded
c.1100–1250. This “sky city” atop…
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