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Abo

Abo

9.9
An old Native American village with Spanish mission ruins in New Mexico
  • proper noun
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  • Archaeologists have uncovered important artifacts at Abo that reveal details about early Pueblo life.

Examples

  • I visited Abo last summer to explore its rich history.

  • The guided tour of Abo includes information about both the native settlement and the Spanish mission.

  • Many visitors come to Abo each year to explore the historic mission ruins.

  • Abo is famous for its stunning Spanish mission ruins.

  • The pueblo is Abo, one of three pueblos and related mission remains included in the park.

  • Abo, 34 miles north by road, features an unexcavated pueblo and the remains of a red sandstone mission church.

  • The ruins of the mission at Quarai and its sister missions at the pueblos of Abo and Las Humanas, now known as Gran Quivira, are strung along the Salinas Valley.

Compounds

ABO antibodies
  • Specialized
4.0

Proteins in the blood that react against a different blood type

ABO blood group system
  • Specialized
3.4

A system dividing human blood into A, B, AB and O groups by A and B substances on red cells

ABO group
  • Specialized
3.7

A system that divides blood into A, B, AB, and O by A and B proteins on red blood cells

ABO system
  • Specialized
3.4

A way to divide human blood into four groups called A, B, AB, and O

Surface Forms

Abo main

Etymology

Abo is the name of a historic Pueblo and Spanish mission site in New Mexico, coming from a local indigenous place name recorded by Spanish settlers. That's why Abo refers to that particular ruin and archaeological site today.