Campanian
Americannoun
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a geological age within the Late Cretaceous period.
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a person from the Campania region in southern Italy.
adjective
Example Sentences
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Originally, Napoli was to play a home match against fellow Campanian club and rival Salernitana on Saturday, but the game was moved to Sunday for safety reasons.
From Washington Times ● Apr. 29, 2023
Added bonus: The book includes recipes for continental snacks of the artichoke-olive-and-cured meat variety, to further allow you to feel as if you’re at a cafe table out in the Campanian sun.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 16, 2016
What we argue in the new paper is that several of the faunas are upper Campanian or lower Maastrichtian, and thus date to perhaps 72 Ma or so.
From Scientific American ● Sep. 28, 2015
“What’s important about Campanian wines now,” says restaurateur and wine writer Joseph Bastianich, “is that they are showing the potential of true indigenous Italian varietals that are just beginning to express themselves.”
From BusinessWeek ● Oct. 16, 2011
As a last resource, he purchased the aid of a body of Campanian cavalry, in the Carthaginian service, which was stationed at Gela, while he amused the Syracusans, to gain time, by a pretended submission.
From Ancient States and Empires by John Lord
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