Campos

[ kahn-poos ]

/ ˈkɑ̃ pʊs /

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noun

a city in E Brazil, near Rio de Janeiro.

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Words nearby Campos

campodean, campodeid, Campo Formio, Campo Grande, camporee, Campos, campo santo, campout, camp oven, Camp Pendleton, camp pie

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Paul Campos of the University of Colorado writes a blog called “Inside the Law School Scam”.
Making Law School Less Terrible|Ilana Glazer|February 8, 2013|DAILY BEAST
At this point, says Campos, law school is largely serving the needs of only one group: tenured law professors.
Law School Enrollments are Plummeting. What Happens Next?|Megan McArdle|January 18, 2013|DAILY BEAST
That's what law professor Paul Campos told me, sitting at a table in Brasserie Beck after a Cato panel on law schools.
Law School Enrollments are Plummeting. What Happens Next?|Megan McArdle|January 18, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The response was entirely rational, as Paul Campos laid out in my interview with him about his book, Don't Go to Law School.
Don't Go to Business School!|Megan McArdle|January 9, 2013|DAILY BEAST

Ladewig told the Daily Beast that he met Medellin while hiking with Campos-Martinez in Griffith Park.
Hollywood Hills Severed Head Case Looks at Victim’s Ex|Christine Pelisek|August 4, 2012|DAILY BEAST
The shipping port for Campos is Imbetiba (near Macah), 60 m. south-west, with which it is connected by rail.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 2|Various
The Capim gordura constitutes in itself almost the entire flora of the artificial campos.
The Desert World|Arthur Mangin
Turning now to the vast area of the Brazilian empire, we find it divided into matos (or woods) and campos (or open plains).
The Desert World|Arthur Mangin
The word camp in the Pampas means station or property; it is a corruption of the Spanish word campos, literally plains or meadows.
Out on the Pampas|G. A. Henty
Dr. Campos Salles proved himself perfectly able to cope with the modern developments of the Republic.
South America|W. H. Koebel

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Campos

/ (Portuguese ˈkəːmpuʃ) /

noun

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

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