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Campos

[kahn-poo s]
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noun
  1. a city in E Brazil, near Rio de Janeiro.
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campo

[kam-poh, kahm-]
noun, plural cam·pos.
  1. (in South America) an extensive, nearly level grassland plain.
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Origin of campo

1605–15; < Spanish < Latin campus field
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  • The herds which found no buyers were sent to the campos de afuera.

  • We have called the Autonomists at this time the best friends of Campos.

    The History of Cuba, vol. 4

    Willis Fletcher Johnson

  • They had deserted and betrayed Campos, and had been ignored by Weyler.

    The History of Cuba, vol. 4

    Willis Fletcher Johnson

  • The pledge was a sacred one, and no doubt Campos meant honestly to keep it.

    The Greater Republic

    Charles Morris

  • Campos knew that he had once more been foiled, and he gave the order to retreat at once.

    Cuba

    Arthur D. Hall

British Dictionary definitions for campos

Campos

noun
  1. a city in E Brazil, in E Rio de Janeiro state on the Paraíba River. Pop: 388 000 (2005 est)
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campo

noun plural -pos
  1. (often plural) level or undulating savanna country, esp in the uplands of Brazil
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Word Origin

American Spanish, from Latin campus
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