campanile
[ kam-puh-nee-lee, -neel; Italian kahm-pah-nee-le ]
/ ˌkæm pəˈni li, -ˈnil; Italian ˌkɑm pɑˈni lɛ /
noun, plural cam·pa·ni·les [kam-puh-nee-leez, -neelz] /ˌkæm pəˈni liz, -ˈnilz/, cam·pa·ni·li [kam-puh-nee-lee; Italian kahm-pah-nee-lee] /ˌkæm pəˈni li; Italian ˌkɑm pɑˈni li/.
a bell tower, especially one freestanding from the body of a church.
Origin of campanile
1630–40; < Italian, equivalent to
campan(a) bell (< Late Latin, probably noun use of Latin
Campāna, feminine singular or neuter plural of
Campānus of Campania, reputed to be a source of high-quality bronze casting in antiquity) +
-ile locative suffix (< Latin
-īle)
Words nearby campanile
campaign furniture,
campaign hat,
campaign ribbon,
campanella,
campania,
campanile,
campanology,
campanula,
campanulaceous,
campanulate,
campbell
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British Dictionary definitions for campanile
campanile
/ (ˌkæmpəˈniːlɪ) /
noun
(esp in Italy) a bell tower, not usually attached to another building
Compare belfry
Word Origin for campanile
C17: from Italian, from
campana bell