A hippo or hippopotamus is either of two species of large African mammal which live mainly in and near water: * Hippopotamus * Pygmy hippopotamus Hippo or Hippos may also refer to:

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* The ancient city of

Hippo Regius Hippo Regius (also known as Hippo or Hippone) is the ancient name of the modern city of Annaba, Algeria. It historically served as an important city for the Phoenicians, Berbers, Romans, and Vandals. Hippo was the capital city of the Vandal King ...

(modern Annaba, Algeria) * The ancient city of Hippo Diarrhytus (modern

Bizerte Bizerte or Bizerta ( ar, بنزرت, translit=Binzart , it, Biserta, french: link=no, Bizérte) the classical Hippo, is a city of Bizerte Governorate in Tunisia. It is the northernmost city in Africa, located 65 km (40mil) north of the cap ...

, Tunisia) *

Hippo, Kentucky Hippo is an unincorporated community located in Floyd County, Kentucky, United States. A post office was established in the community in 1902 and named for local resident Bee Madison "Hippo" Craft. At the time "hippo," short for hypochondriac ...

* Hippos (Golan Heights), an archaeological site in the Israel–Syria DMZ

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Hippo (Greek woman) Hippo was a Greek woman mentioned by the 1st century AD Latin author Valerius Maximus as an example of chastity. She was also included among the '' Famous Women'' written about by Giovanni Boccaccio in the 14th century. In Valerius Maximus Valer ...

, a Greek woman mentioned by Valerius Maximus as an example of chastity *

Hippo (philosopher) Hippo (; grc-gre, Ἵππων, ''Hippon''; fl. 5th century BC) was a Pre-Socratic Greek philosopher. He is variously described as coming from Rhegium,Hippolytus, i.16 Metapontum, Samos, and Croton,''Medical Writings'', London Papyrus 137, col. xi ...

, a Presocratic Greek philosopher * Hippo Galloway (1882–1943), American-Canadian professional baseball player * Hippo, one of the mythical Oceanids * Hippo, one of the daughters of the mythical Thespius * Hippo, one of the mythical

Amazons In Greek mythology, the Amazons (Ancient Greek: Ἀμαζόνες ''Amazónes'', singular Ἀμαζών ''Amazōn'', via Latin ''Amāzon, -ŏnis'') are portrayed in a number of ancient epic poems and legends, such as the Labours of Hercules, ...

* Hippo, one of the

Leuctrides In Greek legendary history, the Leuctrides (αἱ Λευκτρίδες) were two maidens from the neighborhood of Leuctra, Boeotia, daughters of either Scedasus or Leuctrus (the eponym of Leuctra), to whose curse the historical disastrous defeat ...

* Hippo, a powerful gangster character in the 2015 Neill Blomkamp film ''

Chappie ''Chappie'' (stylized as ''CHAPPiE'') is a 2015 American dystopian science fiction action film directed by Neill Blomkamp and written by Blomkamp and Terri Tatchell. It stars Sharlto Copley, Dev Patel, Hugh Jackman, Ninja, Yolandi Viss ...

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Hippo CMS Bloomreach Experience Manager - Developer Edition, formerly known as Hippo CMS is an open-source, dual licensed, Content Management System. Architecture There are three components to Bloomreach Experience Manager: Delivery Tier The Hippo Site ...

, an open-source content management system * Hippo (Company), an American property insurance company based in Palo Alto, California

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Hippo APC The Hippo is a South African armoured personnel carrier. Specially designed to be mine resistant, it can carry ten infantrymen and a crew of two. The vehicle's remote-operated turret mounts dual 7.62mm machine guns, but like other improvised f ...

, a South African armoured personnel carrier * Hippo (Hpo), a protein kinase involved in the Hippo signaling pathway *

Hippo Family Club The is the brainchild of an organization known as the Institute for Language Experience, Experiment & Exchange, also known as LEX. It was created in 1981 by , who had been researching language acquisition for over 30 years prior to his death. The H ...

, a multilingual club originated from Japan * "Hippo" (''The Brak Show''), a 2001 episode * The Hippos, an American band * The Hippos (Australian band) * HIPPO, highest paid person's opinion. It is often a deciding factor in what decisions and next steps a team takes

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