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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]
  1. a low plain surrounding the city of Rome, Italy.
  2. (lowercase) any flat open plain; champaign.


campagna

1

/ kæmˈpɑːnjə /

noun

  1. another word for champaign


Campagna

2

/ kæmˈpɑːnjə /

noun

  1. 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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Word History and Origins

Origin of Campagna1

From Italian; campaign

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Example Sentences

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.

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