Campagna

[ kam-pahn-yuh, kuhm-; Italian kahm-pah-nyah ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, plural Cam·pa·gne [kam-, pahn, -yey, k, uh, m-, kahm-, pah, -nye]

Campagna

/ kæmˈpɑːnjə /

a low-lying plain surrounding Rome, Italy: once fertile, it deteriorated to malarial marshes; but has since been reclaimed. Area: about 2000 sq km (800 sq miles) Also calledCampagna di Romadɪ ˈrəʊmə

campagna

/ kæmˈpɑːnjə /

From Italian; campaign

The surface of the Campagna, especially of that part occupied by the Catacombs, is almost exclusively of volcanic origin.

Behind are the gray walls and towers of Rome, and on every side spreads the solemn expanse of the Campagna.

And as the white, frosty dawn irradiated the whole sky, the nakedness of the Campagna appeared in all its grandeur.

The dense shadows as yet unconquered by the encroaching whiteness gave the Campagna the aspect of a desert.

Checkers says he hunts on the Campagna, and being a reckless rider, cuts quite a figure there.

April 18, 2024petrichor

[pet-ri-kawr]

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