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.

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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)

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campagna ² British  

/ kæmˈpɑːnjə /

noun

1. another word for champaign

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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

The Campagnas, well aware of the dangers the storm presented, immediately invited the travelers in, “knowing, as a Buffalonian, this is on another level, the Darth Vader of storms,” Mr. Campagna said.

From New York Times • Dec. 25, 2022

Giovanna Campagna created Joaquina Botánica with the mission of creating a clean skincare line with botanicals indigenous to Latin America.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 9, 2021

“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

When Liszt re-entered Rome he found the social life so exigent that he was driven to the stillness of the Campagna, and lived for some time in the Villa d'Este.

From Franz Liszt by Huneker, James