Campagna
noun
a low plain surrounding the city of Rome, Italy.
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Campagna
American
[kam-pahn-yuh, kuhm-, kahm-pah-nyah]
/ kæmˈpɑn jə, kəm-, kɑmˈpɑ njɑ /
noun
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
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British
/ kæmˈpɑːnjə /
noun
campagna
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British
/ kæmˈpɑːnjə /
noun
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Etymology
Origin of Campagna
From Italian; see origin at campaign
Example Sentences
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Wadhwaney and his two co-managers, Michael Campagna and John Mauro, seek the opposite of hype.
From Barron's ● Jun. 17, 2026
“We have enjoyed this so much,” Mr. Campagna told the Times.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 26, 2022
Mr. Campagna said that the unexpected guests had been a delight.
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
Such is the happy and beautiful amenity of the Campagna that it seems to be the work of a rejoicing nature.
From Walks in Rome by Hare, Augustus J. C.
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
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
Many a roadside vista of the old Roman campagna is now cluttered with factories, lumber yards and cheap houses.
From Time Magazine Archive
"And in every place there is feasting and light, and throughout 55 the whole campagna you can see fireworks."
From Under the Shadow of Etna Sicilian Stories from the Italian of Giovanni Verga by Verga, Giovanni
Alas! one historian informs us, "there was never a hog in the campagna of Rome so hungry that he could have eaten it."
From Brother Francis Less than the least by Douglas, Eileen
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
Regulars come for the Pain de Campagne and loaves made of spelt and ancient grains.
From New York Times ● Jun. 20, 2018
Chestnut Roasting With Café Campagne: Chef roasting chestnuts on the patio, noon-1 p.m.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 21, 2011
All his wife's expostulations, however, were of no avail, and, much to her annoyance, it was not long before he appeared at Campagne Defli, where she was busy packing up their effects for another flitting.
From The Life of Mrs. Robert Louis Stevenson by Sanchez, Nellie Van de Grift
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