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  • proper noun a nickname for the city of São Paulo.

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Examples

  • -- Sampa is for parents who want to share pictures and videos of their little ones only with their families.

    Coffee Break: April 4 2008

  • "The ideals that we stood for in MMD have been lost in the last three years because of poor leadership," said Sampa.

    ANC Daily News Briefing 2005

  • You†™ d think a service like Sampa with a strong family and baby branding would just repel small business, teenagers, criminals, etc. but that†™ s not the case at all.

    The Little Secret of Web Startups Guest Author 2005

  • I was wondering about that because of the name of the site (Sampa = São Paulo city).

    The Little Secret of Web Startups Guest Author 2005

  • Sampa: Geschichte eines gescheiterten Web-Startups » startwerk. ch

    The Little Secret of Web Startups Guest Author 2005

  • "I am happy today to announce that I have resigned from the MMD with immediate effect," Sampa said at a news conference, announcing that he was joining the opposition Party for Unity, Democracy and

    ANC Daily News Briefing 2005

  • But Sampa is also urging the government to introduce tough laws to deal with parents who allow their children to live on the streets.

    ANC Daily News Briefing 2005

  • The first is out, of course, and as for the other two, I'd think it wouldn't matter much as long as it's an u-sound: Merriam-Webster Online transcribe it as French-sounding /'plü-()myü(&)l/ in their strange Sampa-derivative.

    languagehat.com: PLUMULE. 2005

  • Sampa, a close ally of Chiluba, served as Zambia's defence minister for many years.

    ANC Daily News Briefing 2005

  • You†™ d think a service like Sampa with a strong family and baby branding would just repel small business, teenagers, criminals, etc. but that†™ s not the case at all.

    2009 July Jason Kincaid 2005

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