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campanile

[ kam-puh-nee-lee, -neel; Italian kahm-pah-nee-le ]
/ ˌkæm pəˈni li, -ˈnil; Italian ˌkɑm pɑˈni lɛ /
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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.

RELATED WORDS

spire, cupola, turret, minaret, head, dome, steeple, carillon, belfry, ziggurat

Nearby words

  1. campaign hat,
  2. campaign ribbon,
  3. campaigner,
  4. campanella,
  5. campania,
  6. campanology,
  7. campanula,
  8. campanulaceous,
  9. campanulate,
  10. 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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Word Origin and History for campanile

campanile

n.

1630s, from Italian, from campana "bell," from Late Latin campana, originally "metal vessel made in Campania," region around Naples.

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