CAMPAGNAS

Proper noun

Campagnas

plural of Campagna

Source: Wiktionary


CAMPAGNA

Cam*pa"gna, n. Etym: [It. See Campaing.]

Definition: An open level tract of country; especially "Campagna di Roma." The extensive undulating plain which surrounds Rome.

Note: Its length is commonly stated to be about ninety miles, and its breadth from twenty-seven to forty miles. The ground is almost entirely volcanic, and vapors which arise from the district produce malaria.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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