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Isleta

noun
Is·​le·​ta | \ izˈlātə\
plural Isleta or Isletas

Definition of Isleta

1a : a Tanoan people of New Mexico
b : a member of such people
2 : the language of the Isleta people

History and Etymology for Isleta

Isleta, Indian village and pueblo in central New Mexico occupied by the Isleta people, from Spanish isleta islet, diminutive of isla island, from Latin insula

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