Thesaurus results for CAMPO

campo

noun

ˈkam-(ˌ)pō

Definition of campo

as in prairie

a broad area of level or rolling treeless country vaqueros driving their herd of cattle across the campo

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Recent Examples of campo Indeed, Eugenio, whose large-scale figurative paintings have been exhibited across Europe, Latin America, and the US, exerts a fatherly influence across the campo. — Alessandra Schade, Vogue, 7 June 2025 Since 2019, Javier Farfan has been the quarterback — or, el mariscal de campo — overseeing a massive push to highlight the league-wide spectrum of Latinidad. — Alan Chazaro, NPR, 21 Dec. 2024 The campo, which forms part of the 150,000-hectare Gran Sasso and Monti della Laga National Park, is best accessed via cable car. — Elizabeth Heath, Travel + Leisure, 15 Feb. 2023 The German synagogue was constructed by a group of Ashkenazi Jews with five large windows that overlook the ghetto’s central square, or campo. — New York Times, 4 May 2022 Vasquez is the youngest artist in the show, and his paintings show the joy of lively gatherings in the campo (meaning rural areas or the countryside in Spanish-speaking countries and within the Latinx diaspora). — CNN, 31 Aug. 2021 Like many Puerto Ricans born in the campo (boondocks) or born before the 1950s, birth dates and timelines are a blurred suggestion. — Illyanna Maisonet, San Francisco Chronicle, 21 May 2018

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Noun

With its setting in the fictional prairie town of Saint-Legal, the film takes inspiration from Ng’s small-town Alberta upbringing.

— Matt Grobar, Deadline, 30 Sep. 2026
On Sunday, the American pope celebrated Mass before some 150,000 people — many in wheelchairs — on the prairie next to Lourdes’ main basilica.

— Nicole Winfield, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2026

Definition of prairie

Noun

Extreme to moderate heat warnings are in place for more than 34 million Californians, with temperatures forecast to reach between 92 and over 105 degrees, including along the coastal plains.

— Megan Fahrney, ABC News, 2 Oct. 2026
Thousands of turbines already stand across the plains and high desert.

— Harry Bruinius, Christian Science Monitor, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of plain

Noun

Hundreds, thousands of solar panels are distributed like macropixels among ravines, pampas, slopes, and wherever there’s room for them.

— Cristina Dorador, The Dial, 14 July 2026
Participants travel by horseback to South American landscapes few people ever reach, from vast valleys and sweeping pampas to ancient lenga forests and high plateaus populated with condors.

— Beth Luberecki, USA Today, 6 June 2026

Definition of pampa

Noun

Today, the property remains framed by mature specimen plantings, a sweeping grassland meadow, walking paths, and the historic Piping Rock—a geological landmark tied to local Native American lore.

— Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 24 Sep. 2026
More than 85% of the world’s wetlands are gone, according to researchers, and North America has already lost more than half its grasslands.

— Story Hinckley, Christian Science Monitor, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of grassland

Noun

While African savanna elephants are listed as endangered by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature, the southern African nation of Botswana has a large elephant population estimated at around 130,000, more than any other country.

— Sello Motseta, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026
El Niño threatens soy and corn harvests in the south while plunging savannahs and rainforests into drought and sparking wildfires.

— DAN RESTREPO, Foreign Affairs, 30 Sep. 2026

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