Campania

American  

[kam-pey-nee-uh, -peyn-yuh, kahm-pah-nyah] / kæmˈpeɪ ni ə, -ˈpeɪn yə, kɑmˈpɑ nyɑ /

noun

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

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Campania British  

/ 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)

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Other Word Forms

• Campanian adjective

Example Sentences

Some 5,000 miles from Wall Street, Matarazzo was in the province of Campania with his grandparents, figuring out his life on a hazelnut farm.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026

He left his home in the Campania region eight years ago to live with his Russian wife in Siberia.

From Barron's • Jan. 30, 2026

At Feudi di San Gregorio in Campania, Italy, owner Antonio Capaldo wanted to ensure his workers weren’t just employed for a season but rather on a full-time basis.

From Salon • Jan. 13, 2025

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

From Washington Times • Jul. 16, 2023

The mountain stands on the borders of the land of Campania, towards the Adriatic sea, twelve miles in ascent from a town which is called Sepontina.

From The Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church Containing the Sermones Catholici, or Homilies of ?lfric, in the Original Anglo-Saxon, with an English Version. Volume I. by Aelfric, Abbot of Eynsham