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Callao

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

proper noun

  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.
  8. abbreviation, ellipsis Ellipsis of Callao Man

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MLA

"Callao." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/callao. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

Callao. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/callao

Chicago

"Callao." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/callao.

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@misc{callao_2026,
  title = {Callao},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/callao},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}