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

In Campania, the artistic director who crafted this year's festival programme declined to comment.

From BBC • Jul. 12, 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

Bells are brazen vessels, and were first invented in Nola, a city of Campania.

From The Thirteenth Greatest of Centuries by Walsh, James J. (James Joseph)