Campagna

American  

[kam-pahn-yuh, kuhm-, kahm-pah-nyah] / kæmˈpɑn yə, kəm-, kɑmˈpɑ nyɑ /

noun

plural

Campagne

1. a low plain surrounding the city of Rome, Italy.

2. (lowercase) any flat open plain; champaign.

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Campagna ¹ British  

/ kæmˈpɑːnjə /

noun

1. Also called: Campagna di Roma.  a low-lying plain surrounding Rome, Italy: once fertile, it deteriorated to malarial marshes; but has since been reclaimed. Area: about 2000 sq km (800 sq miles)

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campagna ² British  

/ kæmˈpɑːnjə /

noun

1. another word for champaign

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Etymology

Origin of Campagna

From Italian; see origin at campaign

Example Sentences

That’s when they knocked on the door of Alex and Andrea Campagna.

From Washington Times • Dec. 26, 2022

Mr. Campagna said that the unexpected guests had been a delight.

From New York Times • Dec. 25, 2022

Vincenzo De Luca, president of the Campagna region where Ischia is located, said houses in areas at risk must be demolished, suggesting they had been built without necessary permits.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 27, 2022

At the Carolyn Campagna Kleefeld Contemporary Art Museum at Cal State Long Beach, 23 paintings, plus an informative selection of studies and sketches, offer a concise and absorbing survey of the Los Angeles-based artist’s career.

From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2022

It is a street through monuments of the dead, across an immense churchyard; for the desolate Roman Campagna may be regarded as such.

From Walks in Rome by Hare, Augustus J. C.