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Campagna
[ kam-pahn-yuh, kuhm-; Italian kahm-pah-nyah ]
noun
, plural Cam·pa·gne [kam-, pahn, -yey, k, uh, m-, kahm-, pah, -nye]
- a low plain surrounding the city of Rome, Italy.
- (lowercase) any flat open plain; champaign.
campagna
1/ kæmˈpɑːnjə /
Campagna
2/ kæmˈpɑːnjə /
noun
- 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
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The surface of the Campagna, especially of that part occupied by the Catacombs, is almost exclusively of volcanic origin.
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Behind are the gray walls and towers of Rome, and on every side spreads the solemn expanse of the Campagna.
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And as the white, frosty dawn irradiated the whole sky, the nakedness of the Campagna appeared in all its grandeur.
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The dense shadows as yet unconquered by the encroaching whiteness gave the Campagna the aspect of a desert.
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Checkers says he hunts on the Campagna, and being a reckless rider, cuts quite a figure there.
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