scampavia

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noun

A quick, long, low war galley used by the Neapolitans and Sicilians in the early part of the 19th century.

OriginItalian scampavia →
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Meanings

nounscampavia (plural scampavias)

plural scampavias

  1. historicalA quick, long, low war galley used by the Neapolitans and Sicilians in the early part of the 19th century.

Origin

  1. Italianscampavia
  2. Englishscampavia

Borrowed from Italian scampavia.

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APA

scampavia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scampavia

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“scampavia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scampavia. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “scampavia,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scampavia.

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