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Campbell

//ˈkæmbəl// name, noun, slang

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Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A characteristical surname from Scottish Gaelic. countable, uncountable

    "But Perry, Cabrera and Campbell could hear the Masters bird choir tweeting (that’s 140 characters or less, ornithologically speaking) over the quiet of the gallery following them."

  2. 2
    A male given name transferred from the surname. countable, uncountable
  3. 3
    A female given name transferred from the surname, of 2000s and later usage. countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Clarke County, Alabama. countable, uncountable
  5. 5
    A number of places in the United States:; A city in Santa Clara County, California. countable, uncountable
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  1. 6
    A number of places in the United States:; A census-designated place in Osceola County, Florida. countable, uncountable
  2. 7
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Delta County, Michigan. countable, uncountable
  3. 8
    A number of places in the United States:; A minor city in Wilkin County, Minnesota. countable, uncountable
  4. 9
    A number of places in the United States:; A city in Dunklin County, Missouri. countable, uncountable
  5. 10
    A number of places in the United States:; A village in Franklin County, Nebraska. countable, uncountable
  6. 11
    A number of places in the United States:; A town with hamlet and census-designated place therein, in Steuben County, New York. countable, uncountable
  7. 12
    A number of places in the United States:; Former name of Kintyre, Emmons County, North Dakota. countable, uncountable
  8. 13
    A number of places in the United States:; A city in Mahoning County, Ohio. countable, uncountable
  9. 14
    A number of places in the United States:; A minor city in Hunt County, Texas. countable, uncountable
  10. 15
    A number of places in the United States:; A town on a Mississippi island in La Crosse County, Wisconsin. countable, uncountable
  11. 16
    A number of places in the United States:; A number of townships in the United States, listed under Campbell Township. countable, uncountable
  12. 17
    A town in the Northern Cape province, South Africa. countable, uncountable
  13. 18
    A suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia. countable, uncountable
  14. 19
    Ellipsis of Campbell v. Acuff-Rose Music, Inc., a 1994 U.S. Supreme Court case that held that commercial parodies can be subject to fair use. US, abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, informal, uncountable
Noun
  1. 1
    A British breed of domestic duck developed at Uley, in Gloucestershire, England, at the turn of the 20th century.

Etymology

Etymology 1

* As a Scottish surname, from Scottish Gaelic Caimbeul, from cam (“crooked”) + beul (“mouth”). Compare Cameron, from Scottish Gaelic cam (“crooked”) + sròn (“nose”). * As an Irish surname, from Mac Cathmhaoil (“son of Cathmhaol”), see Caulfield, Cowell. * As an English surname, variant of Camel, probably influenced by the above. * (duck breed): Developed by Adele Campbell.

Etymology 2

* As a Scottish surname, from Scottish Gaelic Caimbeul, from cam (“crooked”) + beul (“mouth”). Compare Cameron, from Scottish Gaelic cam (“crooked”) + sròn (“nose”). * As an Irish surname, from Mac Cathmhaoil (“son of Cathmhaol”), see Caulfield, Cowell. * As an English surname, variant of Camel, probably influenced by the above. * (duck breed): Developed by Adele Campbell.

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