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ki·va | \ ˈkē-və 
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\Definition of kiva
: a Pueblo Indian ceremonial structure that is usually round and partly underground
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Recent Examples on the Web The bedrooms continue the intricate ceiling patterns and the master boasts mountain vistas and a courtyard with a kiva fireplace.
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Megan Barber, Curbed, "Swanky desert estate on 17 acres asks $1.3M," 18 Dec. 2018 The historic, 25-acre village's flat-roofed homes and ceremonial kivas have been fashioned out of adobe mixed from the local soil for so many generations that its origins disappear into the past.
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USA TODAY, "Nine must-see historic sites in Santa Fe," 13 Mar. 2018 The bedrooms continue the intricate ceiling patterns and the master boasts mountain vistas and a courtyard with a kiva fireplace.
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Megan Barber, Curbed, "Swanky desert estate on 17 acres asks $1.3M," 18 Dec. 2018 The historic, 25-acre village's flat-roofed homes and ceremonial kivas have been fashioned out of adobe mixed from the local soil for so many generations that its origins disappear into the past.
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USA TODAY, "Nine must-see historic sites in Santa Fe," 13 Mar. 2018 Guests of The Terrace at La Fonda are granted concierge service and access to the communal Gathering Room, which features a private, rooftop terrace, and a wood-burning kiva fireplace.
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Condé Nast Traveler, "La Fonda on the Plaza," 20 Oct. 2017 The diagrams also include five kivas, circular spaces that in bigger settlements were used for religious purposes.
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Jon Hurdle, New York Times, "Ruined ‘Apartments’ May Hold Clues to Native American History," 4 Sep. 2017
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The first known use of kiva was in 1871
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