Campagna

American  

[kam-pahn-yuh, kuhm-, kahm-pah-nyah] / kæmˈpɑn yə, kəm-, kɑmˈpɑ nyɑ /

noun

plural

Campagne

1. a low plain surrounding the city of Rome, Italy.

2. (lowercase) any flat open plain; champaign.

---

Campagna ¹ British  

/ kæmˈpɑːnjə /

noun

1. Also called: Campagna di Roma.  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)

---

campagna ² British  

/ kæmˈpɑːnjə /

noun

1. another word for champaign

---

Etymology

Origin of Campagna

From Italian; see origin at campaign

Example Sentences

“Knowing, as a Buffalonian, this is on another level, the Darth Vader of storms,” Mr. Campagna told the newspaper.

From Washington Times • Dec. 26, 2022

Then, after hours of watching the weather deteriorate outside the van’s windows, they ended up stranded near the Campagna house, Mr. Choi said.

From New York Times • Dec. 25, 2022

At the Carolyn Campagna Kleefeld Contemporary Art Museum at Cal State Long Beach, 23 paintings, plus an informative selection of studies and sketches, offer a concise and absorbing survey of the Los Angeles-based artist’s career.

From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2022

“At the end we had the power, we had the concentration and we had the passion to wait for the right moment to go in front,” Campagna said.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 29, 2021

The upper arches frame a series of views of the Aventine, the Capitoline, the Cœlian, and the Campagna, like a succession of beautiful pictures.

From Walks in Rome by Hare, Augustus J. C.