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Los Ala·mos (lôs al′ə mōs′, läs)

town in NC N.Mex., near Santa Fe: site of nuclear energy facility where the atomic bomb was developed: pop. 12,000

Etymology: Sp, lit., the poplars

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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