Campania

[ kam-pey-nee-uh, -peyn-yuh; Italian kahm-pah-nyah ]

noun

1. a region in SW Italy. 5,214 sq. mi. (13,505 sq. km). : Naples.

Campania

/ 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)

Other Words From

• Cam·pani·an adjective noun

Example Sentences

More than 60 civil protection volunteers joined the rescue efforts, the Campania region authority wrote in a post on Facebook.

From BBC

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

Protected products include Kalamata olive oil from Greece, Buffalo mozzarella from the region of Campania, Italy, and paprika from the Murcia region of Spain.

From New York Times

Most of all, there is an intensity to life in Campania.

From BBC

The third is a charming Italian spumante from Campania that takes us on time travel back to an ancient era.

From Washington Post