Camoëns

[ kam-oh-ens ]

/ ˈkæm oʊˌɛns /

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noun

Lu·is Vaz de

[loo-eesh vahzh duh], /luˈiʃ vɑʒ də/, 1524?–80, Portuguese poet.

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Also Ca·mões

[kuh-moinsh]. /kəˈmɔ̃ɪ̃ʃ/.

Words nearby Camoëns

camisole, camlet, Cammaerts, cammie, camo, Camoëns, camogie, camomile, camoodi, Camorra, Camorrista

How to use Camoëns in a sentence

No conversation of any length can be carried on without a reference to Camoens and to Vasco da Gama.
Spanish Life in Town and Country|L. Higgin and Eugne E. Street
That Camoens is a fitting object for a nation's veneration cannot for a moment be doubted.
Spanish Life in Town and Country|L. Higgin and Eugne E. Street
Is it the hero's fault if self and snowdrop-singing poetasters cannot see this feat with the eyes of Camoens?
It Is Never Too Late to Mend|Charles Reade
I was much struck with the accuracy of the geographical descriptions in Camoens' letters and odes.
War in the Garden of Eden|Kermit Roosevelt

In his time, the famous poet Camoens was in Goa, where he had been favoured by the two last viceroys.
A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Volume VI|Robert Kerr

British Dictionary definitions for Camoëns

Camoëns

Cames (Portuguese kaˈmõiʃ)

/ (ˈkæməʊˌɛns) /

noun

Luis Vaz de (lwiʃ vɑʃ ˈdəː). 1524–80, Portuguese epic poet; author of The Lusiads (1572).

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