Hip·po (h p  ) also Hippo Re·gi·us (r j- s) An ancient city of northwest Africa in present-day northeast Algeria south of Annaba. Saint Augustine was its bishop from a.d. 396 to 430. |
| hip·po (hp) n. pl. hip·pos A hippopotamus. |
hippo [ˈhɪpəʊ]
n pl -pos Informal
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) short for hippopotamus
2. South African an armoured police car
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. | Hippo - an ancient Numidian town in northwestern Africa adjoining present-day Annaba in northeastern Algeria Algeria, Algerie, Democratic and Popular Republic of Algeria - a republic in northwestern Africa on the Mediterranean Sea with a population that is predominantly Sunni Muslim; colonized by France in the 19th century but gained autonomy in the early 1960s |
| 2. |  hippo - massive thick-skinned herbivorous animal living in or around rivers of tropical Africaartiodactyl, artiodactyl mammal, even-toed ungulate - placental mammal having hooves with an even number of functional toes on each foot genus Hippopotamus - type genus of the Hippopotamidae |
Translations
hippo [ˈhɪpəʊ] N → hipopótamo/a m/f
hippo [ˈhɪpəʊ] n → hippopotame m
hip pocket n → poche-revolver f
Hippocratic oath [ˌhɪpəkrætɪkˈəʊθ] n → serment m d'Hippocrate
to take the Hippocratic oath → prêter le serment d'Hippocrate
hip pocket n → poche-revolver f
Hippocratic oath [ˌhɪpəkrætɪkˈəʊθ] n → serment m d'Hippocrate
to take the Hippocratic oath → prêter le serment d'Hippocrate
hippo
n (inf) → Nilpferd nt
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