Campos
[kahn-poo s]
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noun
a city in E Brazil, near Rio de Janeiro.
campo
[kam-poh, kahm-]
noun, plural cam·pos.
Origin of campo
1605–15; < Spanish < Latin campus field
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Related Words for campos
pasture, prairie, plain, steppe, savanna, field, range, llano, pampas, sward, veldt, campo, swarthExamples from the Web for campos
Contemporary Examples of campos
At this point, says Campos, law school is largely serving the needs of only one group: tenured law professors.
“Campos made the report because of Detective Hays and not on his own,” according to the document.
Roberts, wrote Campos, authored both the majority and dissenting opinion.
Historical Examples of campos
The herds which found no buyers were sent to the campos de afuera.
The Argentine RepublicPierre Denis
We have called the Autonomists at this time the best friends of Campos.
The History of Cuba, vol. 4Willis Fletcher Johnson
They had deserted and betrayed Campos, and had been ignored by Weyler.
The History of Cuba, vol. 4Willis Fletcher Johnson
The pledge was a sacred one, and no doubt Campos meant honestly to keep it.
The Greater RepublicCharles Morris
Campos knew that he had once more been foiled, and he gave the order to retreat at once.
CubaArthur D. Hall
Campos
noun
campo
noun plural -pos
Word Origin for campo
American Spanish, from Latin campus
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