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Pampas

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Pam·pas  (pmpz, pämpäs)
A vast plain of south-central South America extending for about 1,610 km (1,000 mi) from the lower Paraná River to south-central Argentina southwest of Buenos Aires.
pampas [ˈpæmpəz]
n
(Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) (functioning as singular or more often plural)
a.  the extensive grassy plains of temperate South America, esp in Argentina
b.  (as modifier) pampas dwellers
[from American Spanish pampa (sing), from Quechua bamba plain]
pampean  [ˈpæmpɪən pæmˈpiːən] adj
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.Pampaspampas - the vast grassy plains of northern Argentina
Argentina, Argentine Republic - a republic in southern South America; second largest country in South America
Translations
pampas [ˈpæmpəs] NPL → pampa fsing
the Pampas → la Pampa
pampas [ˈpæmpəs] n (= land) → pampa f pampas grass
pampas grass n → herbe f de la pampa
pampas
pl → Pampas pl
pampas [ˈpæmpəs] npl → pampas fpl
pampas [ˈpæmpəs] npl → pampas fpl


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Cold from the spring the waters pass Over the waving pampas grass, All night long in dream I lie, Ah me
A Lute of Jade by Cranmer-Byng, L. View in context
The country was rather more hilly, but otherwise continued the same; an inhabitant of the Pampas no doubt would have considered it as truly Alpine.
The Voyage of the Beagle by Darwin, Charles View in context
So that Monsoons, Pampas, Nor-Westers, Harmattans, Trades; any wind but the Levanter and Simoom, might blow Moby Dick into the devious zig-zag world-circle of the Pequod's circumnavigating wake.
Moby Dick I-LXVII by Melville, Herman View in context
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