campanile

[ kam-puh-nee-lee, -neel; Italian kahm-pah-nee-le ]

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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.

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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How to use campanile in a sentence

In the campanile of S. Alessio there are two arcades in each storey, each divided with a mid-wall shaft.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 2 | Various
One of the most notable examples in north Italy is the campanile of Pomposa near Ferrara.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 2 | Various
Bewildered, and not entirely willing, Bates consented and the two went back to The campanile.
In the Onyx Lobby | Carolyn Wells
Not far off is the Tower of Ivan Veliki, which serves as a campanile for three cathedrals and has thirty-four bells.
Ways of War and Peace | Delia Austrian
Above the centre of the transept rose a campanile, surmounted by a very pointed timber-work spire.
Ypres and the Battles of Ypres | Unknown

British Dictionary definitions for campanile

campanile

/ (ˌkæmpəˈniːlɪ) /

noun

(esp in Italy) a bell tower, not usually attached to another building: Compare belfry

Origin of campanile

C17: from Italian, from campana bell

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