Campania

[kam-pey-nee-uh, -peyn-yuh, kahm-pah-nyah]

noun

1. a region in SW Italy. 5,214 sq. mi. (13,505 sq. km). Naples.

Campania

/ kæmˈpeɪnɪə, kamˈpaɲɲa /

noun

1. a region of SW Italy: includes the islands of Capri and Ischia. Chief town: Naples. Pop.: 5 725 098 (2003 est). Area: 13 595 sq km (5248 sq miles)

Other Word Forms

• Campanian adjective

Example Sentences

In Campania, the artistic director who crafted this year's festival programme declined to comment.

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Thursday's earthquake was felt in several areas of the Campania region, Italian media reported.

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More than 60 civil protection volunteers joined the rescue efforts, the Campania region authority wrote in a post on Facebook.

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Rai TV said five families were living in the building, which it described as run-down in Italy’s southern Campania region.

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Protected products include Kalamata olive oil from Greece, Buffalo mozzarella from the region of Campania, Italy, and paprika from the Murcia region of Spain.

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