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Pam·pa

[pam-puh] Pronunciation Key

–noun

a city in N Texas. 21,396.

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pam·pas

[pam-puh

z; attributively pam-puh

s; Sp. pahm-pahs] Pronunciation Key

–plural noun, singular -pa

[-puh; Sp. -pah] Pronunciation Key.

the vast grassy plains of southern South America, esp. in Argentina.

[Origin: 1695–1705; < AmerSp, pl. of pampa < Quechua: flat, unbounded plain

]

—Related forms

pam·pe·an

[pam-pee-uh

n, pam-pee-uh

n] Pronunciation Key, adjective

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pam·pa (pām'pə) Pronunciation Key
n. pl. pam·pas (-pəz, -pəs)
An extensive treeless grassland area, as found in southern South America.

[American Spanish, from Quechua, flat field.]

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pampa (pām'pə) Pronunciation Key
An extensive, treeless grassland of southern South America.

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Pampa, TX (city, FIPS 54912) Location: 35.54697 N, 100.96435 W
Population (1990): 19959 (9475 housing units)
Area: 22.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 79065

U.S. Gazetteer, U.S. Census Bureau

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