campanile
[ kam-puh-nee-lee, -neel; Italian kahm-pah-nee-le ]
/ ˌkæm pəˈni li, -ˈnil; Italian ˌkɑm pɑˈni lɛ /
noun, plural cam·pa·ni·les [kam-puh-nee-leez, -neelz] /ˌkæm pəˈni liz, -ˈnilz/, cam·pa·ni·li [kam-puh-nee-lee; Italian kahm-pah-nee-lee] /ˌkæm pəˈni li; Italian ˌkɑm pɑˈni li/.
a bell tower, especially one freestanding from the body of a church.
Nearby words
campaign furniture, campaign hat, campaign ribbon, campanella, campania, campanile, campanology, campanula, campanulaceous, campanulate, campbell
Origin of campanile
1630–40; < Italian, equivalent to campan(a) bell (< Late Latin, probably noun use of Latin Campāna, feminine singular or neuter plural of Campānus of Campania, reputed to be a source of high-quality bronze casting in antiquity) + -ile locative suffix (< Latin -īle)
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campanile
/ (ˌkæmpəˈniːlɪ) /
noun
(esp in Italy) a bell tower, not usually attached to another buildingCompare belfry
Word Origin for campanile
C17: from Italian, from campana bell
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