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campbell

/ˈkæmbəl/

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What does campbell mean?

noun

  1. A British breed of domestic duck developed at Uley, in Gloucestershire, England, at the turn of the 20th century.

proper noun

  1. A characteristical surname from Scottish Gaelic.
  2. A male given name transferred from the surname.
More meanings (17)

proper noun

  1. A female given name transferred from the surname, of 2000s and later usage.
  2. An unincorporated community in Clarke County, Alabama.
  3. A city in Santa Clara County, California.
  4. A census-designated place in Osceola County, Florida.
  5. An unincorporated community in Delta County, Michigan.
  6. A minor city in Wilkin County, Minnesota.
  7. A city in Dunklin County, Missouri.
  8. A village in Franklin County, Nebraska.
  9. A town with hamlet and census-designated place therein, in Steuben County, New York.
  10. Former name of Kintyre, Emmons County, North Dakota.
  11. A city in Mahoning County, Ohio.
  12. A minor city in Hunt County, Texas.
  13. A town on a Mississippi island in La Crosse County, Wisconsin.
  14. A number of townships in the United States, listed under Campbell Township.
  15. A town in the Northern Cape province, South Africa.
  16. A suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia.
  17. (informal) 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.
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IPA pronunciation

/ˈkæmbəl/

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“There is nothing so dangerous,” wrote Lord Campbell, “as for one not of the craft to tamper with our freemasonry.”
Mark TwainWhat Is Man? and Other EssaysProject Gutenberg ebook #70
Mr. Campbell has done much to further the process announced by M. Neipce, and his experiments have proved highly successful.
S. D. (Samuel Dwight) HumphreyAmerican Hand Book of the DaguerreotypeProject Gutenberg ebook #167
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The bayonet had scarcely been again successful, when Campbell reached the summit and fired in another and more destructive volley.
William Dobein JamesA Sketch of the Life of Brig. Gen. Francis Marion and a History of His BrigadeProject Gutenberg ebook #923
Perhaps the one great weakness in the work of Campbell is that he has not explained the principles underlying his practices.
John Andreas WidtsoeDry-Farming : A System of Agriculture for Countries under a Low RainfallProject Gutenberg ebook #4924
He heard Campbell bringing in the heavy chest, and the irons, and the other things that he had required for his dreadful work.
Oscar WildeThe Picture of Dorian GrayProject Gutenberg ebook #174