campania

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noun

Open country.

OriginItalian campagna ← Late Latin campānia ← Latin campus →
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Meanings

campania1

nouncampania (plural campanias)

plural campanias

  1. obsoleteOpen country.

    The contrary of all this happens in Countries thin inhabited, and eſpecially in vaſt Campania’s, ſuch as are extended through Aſia and Africk, where there are few Cities, beſides what grow by the Reſidence of the Kings or their Governours.

    1679, William Temple, “An Essay upon the Original and Nature of Government. […]”, in Miscellanea. […], London: […] A. M. and R. R. for Edw[ard] Gellibrand, […], →OCLC, page 52

Campania2

proper noun
  1. An administrative region of southern Italy.
  2. A town in the City of Clarence and the Southern Midlands council area, south eastern Tasmania, Australia.

Origin

campania · noun

  1. Latincampus“field”
  2. Late Latincampānia“open country, battlefield”
  3. Italiancampagna
  4. Englishcampania

From Italian campagna, respelled after its etymon Late Latin campānia (“open country, battlefield”) (compare the region Campania), from Latin campus (“field”). Doublet of campaign, campagna, and champagne.

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Campania · proper noun

  1. LatinCampānia
  2. ItalianCampania
  3. EnglishCampania

From Italian Campania, borrowed from Latin Campānia. Doublet of Champagne.

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Translations

Afrikaans Kampanië
  • Kampaniëregion of Italy
Arabic كامبانيا, كمبانية
  • كامبانيا (kāmbāniyā)region of Italy
  • كمبانية (kambāniya)region of Italy
  • قمبانية (qambāniya)region of Italy
Bulgarian Кампа́ния
  • Кампа́ния (Kampánija)region of Italy
Catalan Campània
  • Campàniaregion of Italy
Chinese Mandarin 坎帕尼亞 /坎帕尼亚
  • 坎帕尼亞 /坎帕尼亚 (Kǎnpàníyà)region of Italy
Danish Campanien
  • Campanienregion of Italy
Dutch Campanië
  • Campaniëregion of Italy
French Campanie
  • Campanieregion of Italy
German Kampanien
  • Kampanienregion of Italy
Greek Καμπανία
  • Καμπανία (Kampanía)region of Italy
Italian Campania
  • Campaniaregion of Italy
Japanese カンパニア
  • カンパニア (Kanpania)region of Italy
Latin Campānia
  • Campāniaregion of Italy
Portuguese Campânia, Campanha
  • Campâniaregion of Italy
  • Campanharegion of Italy
Russian Кампа́ния
  • Кампа́ния (Kampánija)region of Italy
Spanish Campania
  • Campaniaregion of Italy
Swedish Kampanien
  • Kampanienregion of Italy
Thai คัมปาเนีย
  • คัมปาเนียregion of Italy
Ukrainian Кампа́нія
  • Кампа́нія (Kampánija)region of Italy
Cite this entry
APA

campania. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/campania

MLA

“campania.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/campania. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “campania,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/campania.

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