Look up: acosta

1. Acosta
   Type: Term Pronunciation: ah-kōs′tă Definitions: 1. Joseph (José) de, Spanish Jesuit missionary, 1539-1600. See: Acosta disease
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2. Acosta
   (crater) `Acosta` is a small lunar impact crater located just to the north of the prominent crater Langrenus, near the east edge of Mare Fecunditatis. To the west are the trio of Atwood, Naonobu, and Bilharz. Acosta is named after the Portuguese natural historian Cristóbal Acosta. The crat...
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3. Acosta
   `Acosta` is a Spanish and Portuguese surname. Originally it was used to refer to a person who lived by the seashore or from the mountains (encostas). It comes from the Portuguese da Costa, which in Spanish became de Acosta. Persons: Other:
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