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plural of pampa

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Pampas

geographical name

Pam·pas ˈpam-pəz

ˈpäm-,

-pəs

extensive lowland plains of South America extending across east-central Argentina from the Atlantic Ocean and often regarded as including Uruguay and the southern tip of Brazil

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