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Callao

Callao proper noun: the largest port city of Peru. Also the ellipsis of Callao Man.

Proper noun

Callao

  1. The largest port city of Peru.
  2. A province and district therein, in Peru.
  3. A minor city and inactive township in Macon County, Missouri.
  4. An unincorporated community in Juab County and Tooele County, Utah.
  5. An unincorporated community in Northumberland County, Virginia, revised from Callaway, the preferred name.
  6. Several locations in Spain
  7. A cave in Luzon, Philippines; in full, Callao Cave.

Also used as

Callao is also the ellipsis of Callao Man.

Origin of Callao

Most locations in the United States, South America, Spain, are named after Spanish Callao in Peru.

Phrases with Callao

Questions about Callao

What does Callao mean?
Callao means the largest port city of Peru.
What part of speech is Callao?
Callao is a proper noun.

Words near Callao in the dictionary

  1. Callanders
  2. callant
  3. callanthiid
  4. callanthiids
  5. callants
  6. Callao
  7. Callao Man
  8. Callard
  9. Callari
  10. callaria
  11. Callaris

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