Definition of KIVA

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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. — 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. — 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. — Jon Hurdle, New York Times, "Ruined ‘Apartments’ May Hold Clues to Native American History," 4 Sep. 2017

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