Campania

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

/ kæmˈpeɪ ni ə, -ˈpeɪn yə; Italian kɑmˈpɑ nyɑ /

a region in SW Italy. 5214 sq. mi. (13,505 sq. km). Capital: Naples.

OTHER WORDS FROM Campania

Cam·pa·ni·an, adjective, noun

Saint Augustine alludes to a story of a battle between evil spirits beheld upon a plain in Campania during the civil wars of Rome.

The Science of Fairy Tales |Edwin Sidney Hartland
It was made from the grapes grown on Mount Falernus in Campania.

The New Gresham Encyclopedia |Various
It was a desolate country—the fair plains of Campania through which they rode.

The Lion's Brood |Duffield Osborne
They were found in numbers on the coast of Campania, the Sabine hills and the lakes of the North.

Foods and Culinary Utensils of the Ancients |Charles Martyn

These letters were derived from the alphabet used by the Dorian Greeks of Campania.

Latin Pronunciation |Harry Thurston Peck

Campania

/ (kæmˈpeɪnɪə, Italian kamˈpaɲɲa) /

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)