Camoëns
Lu·is Vaz de [loo-eeshvahzh duh], /luˈiʃ vɑʒ də/, 1524?–80, Portuguese poet.
- Also Ca·mões [kuh-moinsh]. /kəˈmɔ̃ɪ̃ʃ/.
Words Nearby Camoëns
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How to use Camoëns in a sentence
No conversation of any length can be carried on without a reference to Camoens and to Vasco da Gama.
Spanish Life in Town and Country | L. Higgin and Eugne E. StreetThat Camoens is a fitting object for a nation's veneration cannot for a moment be doubted.
Spanish Life in Town and Country | L. Higgin and Eugne E. StreetIs it the hero's fault if self and snowdrop-singing poetasters cannot see this feat with the eyes of Camoens?
It Is Never Too Late to Mend | Charles ReadeI was much struck with the accuracy of the geographical descriptions in Camoens' letters and odes.
War in the Garden of Eden | Kermit RooseveltIn his time, the famous poet Camoens was in Goa, where he had been favoured by the two last viceroys.
British Dictionary definitions for Camoëns
Cames (Portuguese kaˈmõiʃ)
/ (ˈkæməʊˌɛns) /
Luis Vaz de (lwiʃ vɑʃ ˈdəː). 1524–80, Portuguese epic poet; author of The Lusiads (1572).
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