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pam·pas
/ ˈpampəz; -pəs/
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n. [treated as sing. or pl.]
extensive, treeless plains in South America.
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Pampas grass terrorists stalk a suburb
Newspaper article from: The Independent - London; 10/10/1999; ; 700+ words
; ...and mutilated clumps of what once were pampas grasses. Over the past few weeks, Thelwall...of threatening letters demanding that pampas owners chop down the distinctive feathery...signed by a group calling itself the Anti-Pampas League or APL. John's first note read...
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Pampa Calichera Announces Results of Consent Solicitation and Effectiveness of Amendments Pursuant to Consent Solicitation Statement dated November 20, 2008.
PR Newswire; 12/4/2008; 700+ words
; ...PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Sociedad de Inversiones Pampa Calichera S.A. ("Pampa Calichera") announced today that, in connection...February 14, 2007 (the "Indenture"), by and among Pampa Calichera, as issuer, Deutsche Bank Trust Company...
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Welcome to the Pampas.
Magazine article from: Faces: People, Places, and Cultures; 4/1/2000; ; 700+ words
; ...the Pampas is clear in the differentiation locals make between the pampa seca (PAHM-pa SAY-kah), or dry Pampas, and pampa humeda (PAHM-pa OO-may-dah), or humid Pampas. The humid Pampas lie within about 200 miles of the Rio de la Plata...
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Pampa Calichera Increases Consent Fee in Connection With the Consent Solicitation Dated November 20, 2008.
PR Newswire; 11/27/2008; 700+ words
; ...PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Sociedad de Inversiones Pampa Calichera S.A. ("Pampa Calichera") announced today that in connection...February 14, 2007 (the "Indenture"), by and among Pampa Calichera, as issuer, Deutsche Bank Trust Company...
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Pampa, Texas, Voters to Decide Whether to Keep Economic Development Group.
Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News; 11/4/2001; 700+ words
; ...Amarillo Globe-News, Texas Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Nov. 4--PAMPA, Texas--Pampa voters will go to the polls Tuesday to decide on the fate of the Pampa Economic Development Corp. The proposed dissolution of the PEDC was placed...
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Pampa, Texas-area water group tries to plan for loss of production.
Newspaper article from: Amarillo Globe-News (Amarillo, TX); 10/25/2004; 700+ words
; ...bonds for more water rights means different things for Pampa and Lubbock. Pampa already has more than enough water. In fact, it's planning to sell some to Lubbock. Pampa has the option to remain a CRMWA member and opt out...
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Pampas plumes indicate major pest problem
Newspaper article from: The Nelson Mail; 4/22/1999; ; 700+ words
; Have you got a pampas in your garden? At this time of year the feathery white plumes of the introduced pampas ( Cortaderia selloana ) become quite evident...species including the colourful purple pampas ( Cortaderia jubata ). Both pampas are...
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Pampa heads north.
Magazine article from: Flight International; 3/7/1990; ; 700+ words
; ...foothills of the Andes is home to the Escuadron II 'Pampa', whose job over the past 18 months has been to phase the IA.63 Pampa into service with the Fuerza Aerea Argentina (FAA). The Pampa is a single-engine basic/advanced jet trainer...
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Pampa Calichera Commences Solicitation of Consents from Holders of 7.75% Senior Secured Notes Due 2022.
PR Newswire; 11/20/2008; 700+ words
; ...PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Sociedad de Inversiones Pampa Calichera S.A. ("Pampa Calichera") announced today that it has commenced...February 14, 2007 (the "Indenture"), by and among Pampa Calichera, as issuer, Deutsche Bank Trust Company...
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Cowboys of the Pampas.(gauchos of Argentina)
Magazine article from: Faces: People, Places, and Cultures; 4/1/2000; ; 700+ words
; ...herd of wild cattle across the endless Pampas. As they neared it, they swung their...living in freedom and isolation on the Pampas, would be off on another hunt. Argentine...Bontine Cunninghame Graham wrote that the Pampas were a land where "all was spacious...
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pampas
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
pampas , wide, flat, grassy plains...rainfall received, the soil of the pampas is very fertile and supports...pastoral and farming economy. The Pampa, c.250,000 sq mi (647...Córdoba, and La Pampa. Cattle was first introduced...
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pampas grass
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
pampas grass any species of the genus Cortaderia...warm climates for ornament. The common pampas grass ( C. argentea or selloana ) is a...which are sold for decorative purposes. Pampas grass is classified in the division Magnoliophyta...
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Pampas
Book article from: World Encyclopedia
Pampas Large, treeless plains in s South America, situated mostly in Argentina. The humid pampas is extremely fertile; dairy farming is practised and cereals are grown. The larger dry pampas to the w , which includes the provinces...
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pampa
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology
pampa usu. pl. pampas vast treeless plain in S. America. XVIII. — Sp. — Quechua pampa plain.
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Pampas floral region
Book article from: A Dictionary of Plant Sciences
Pampas floral region Part of R. Good's ( The Geography of the Flowering Plants...all of them small. In terms of vegetation the region is dominated by the pampas. Few garden plants and no very important economic plants come from this region...
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