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campos

Cam·pos
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kahn-poo s]
    • /ˈkɑ̃ pʊs/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kahn-poo s]
    • /ˈkɑ̃ pʊs/

Definitions of campos word

  • noun campos a city in E Brazil, in E Rio de Janeiro state on the Paraíba River. Pop: 388 000 (2005 est) 3
  • noun campos city in SE Brazil, in Rio de Janeiro state: pop. 174,000 3
  • noun campos a city in E Brazil, near Rio de Janeiro. 1
  • noun plural campos (in South America) an extensive, nearly level grassland plain. 1
  • noun campos plural of campo. 0

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Origin of campos

First appearance:

before 1605
One of the 40% oldest English words
1605-15; < Spanish < Latin campus field

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Campos

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

campos popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 86% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

campos usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for campos

noun campos

  • pasture — Rogier [French raw-zhee-ey] /French rɔ ʒiˈeɪ/ (Show IPA), or Roger [French raw-zhey] /French rɔˈʒeɪ/ (Show IPA), de la [French duh-la] /French də la/ (Show IPA), Weyden, Rogier van der.
  • prairie — a historical novel (1827) by James Fenimore Cooper.
  • plain — clear or distinct to the eye or ear: a plain trail to the river; to stand in plain view.
  • steppe — an extensive plain, especially one without trees.
  • savanna — a plain characterized by coarse grasses and scattered tree growth, especially on the margins of the tropics where the rainfall is seasonal, as in eastern Africa.

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