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pampas
pam·pas [ pámpəz, pámpəss ]


noun 
Definition:
 
prairie: treeless grassy plains in temperate South America, especially Argentina ( takes a singular or plural verb )

[Early 18th century. < Spanish, plural of pampa< Quechua, "plain"]

pam·pe·an [ pámpee ən, pam p ən ] adjective
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