Campagna
noun
a low plain surrounding the city of Rome, Italy.
Campagna
American
[kam-pahn-yuh, kuhm-, kahm-pah-nyah]
/ kæmˈpɑn jə, kəm-, kɑmˈpɑ njɑ /
noun
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Campagne
plural
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a low plain surrounding the city of Rome, Italy.
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(lowercase) any flat open plain; champaign.
Campagna
1
British
/ kæmˈpɑːnjə /
noun
campagna
2
British
/ kæmˈpɑːnjə /
noun
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of Campagna
From Italian; see origin at campaign
Example Sentences
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Readers’ senses are engaged as Muratov pauses in one place or another, such as in the Campagna on the outskirts of Rome.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
Wadhwaney and his two co-managers, Michael Campagna and John Mauro, seek the opposite of hype.
From Barron's ● Jun. 17, 2026
“We can confirm that Montpelier’s PoemCity is one of the most extensive city-wide National Poetry Month celebrations,” said academy spokeswoman Michelle Campagna.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 18, 2023
That’s when they knocked on the door of Alex and Andrea Campagna.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 26, 2022
Most people expect to have done with volcanoes and their products when they climb up out of the Campagna Felice on to the hillsides of Castellammare.
From Naples Past and Present by Arthur H. Norway
The avocado crostini appetizer layers avocado, feta, peas, fresh mint and an absolutely delicious charmoula, a Moroccan pesto, on grilled campagna grande bread.
From New York Times ● Aug. 12, 2016
Many a roadside vista of the old Roman campagna is now cluttered with factories, lumber yards and cheap houses.
From Time Magazine Archive
You want to roll on his grass, sprawl under the shot-silk blue and honey-colored sky that unfurls over his Roman campagna.
From Time Magazine Archive
As the hour of her visit drew nigh, Massoni having given all the directions necessary to ensure secrecy, repaired himself to the little tower from which a view extended over the vast campagna.
From Gerald Fitzgerald The Chevalier by Charles James Lever
The initial necessity, the drainage of the campagna, seems in itself to be a task too great for Hercules.
From Rome by Hope Malleson
Similarly, the prize for actor was bestowed on both Emmanuel Macchia and Valentin Campagne, co-stars of Lukas Dhont’s World War I romantic drama “Coward.”
From Los Angeles Times ● May 23, 2026
But the defence lawyer for 14 of the hunters, Fanny Campagne, criticised "the lack of signs indicating that hunting was prohibited".
From BBC ● May 6, 2025
Stella’s serves diver scallops and fall succotash and roasted garlic cream, while bistro-style Cafe Campagne dishes up cassoulet of white beans, lamb, pork, duck confit and garlic sausage.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 8, 2021
“The technology is always one step ahead of the regulators,” said Michiel van Lookeren Campagne, president of the biotechnology division of Syngenta, a seed and agricultural chemical company.
From New York Times ● Jan. 1, 2015
Pyrford and Dockett were, like La Sainte Campagne at Toulon, mainly places for rest and play.
From The Life of the Rt. Hon. Sir Charles W. Dilke, Volume 2 by Stephen Lucius Gwynn
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