Definition of pampas Pampas

/pæˈmpʌz/ - [patmpuz] - pam•pas

We found 5 definitions of pampas from 5 different sources.

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What does pampas mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

Plural: pampas

pampas - the vast grassy plains of northern Argentina
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Wiktionary Wiktionary dictionary logo

  • pampas (Noun)
    The extensive plains of South America south of the Amazon.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • pampas (n. pl.)
    Vast plains in the central and southern part of the Argentine Republic in South America. The term is sometimes used in a wider sense for the plains extending from Bolivia to Southern Patagonia.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • pampas
    pam′paz, n.pl. vast plains, without trees, in South America, south of the Amazon—north of that river they are called llanos.—n. Pam′pas-grass, a tall, ornamental, reed-like grass with large thick silvery panicles.—adj. Pam′pēan

Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book

  • pampas
    The Savannah plains of South America, so extensive that, as Humboldt observes, whilst their northern extremity is bounded by palm-trees, their southern limits are the eternal snows of the Magellanic straits.

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