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Campaspe

Campaspe proper noun: a supposed concubine of Alexander the Great.

Proper noun

Campaspe

  1. A supposed concubine of Alexander the Great.
  2. A rural locality in Charters Towers Region, Queensland, Australia.
  3. A river in northern Queensland, which joins the Cape River at Campaspe.
  4. A river in Victoria, Australia, which flows north to join the Murray.
  5. A local government area in northern Victoria, named after the river; in full, the Shire of Campaspe.

Noun

Campaspe (plural Campaspes)

  1. (archaic, poetic) A man's mistress.
    • John Lyly
      Cupid and my Campaspe play'd / At cards for kisses—Cupid paid: […]
    • But there may be Campaspes in our train.1836, David Paul Brown, The Prophet of St. Paul's: A Play, in Five Acts, page 23

Forms of Campaspe

pluralCampaspes

Questions about Campaspe

What does Campaspe mean?
Campaspe means a supposed concubine of Alexander the Great.
What part of speech is Campaspe?
Campaspe can be a proper noun or a noun.

Words near Campaspe in the dictionary

  1. camparitini
  2. camparitinis
  3. campartini
  4. campartinis
  5. Campas
  6. Campaspe
  7. Campaspes
  8. Campau
  9. Campaus
  10. Campbell
  11. Campbell albatross

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