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Campania
(kam pā′nē ə; It käm pä′nyä)
region in S Italy, on the Tyrrhenian Sea: 5,249 sq mi (13,595 sq km); pop. 5,630,000; chief city, Naples
Origin: L, lit., plain: see campaign
Related Forms:
- Campanian adjective, noun
See Campania in American Heritage Dictionary 4
A region of southern Italy on the Tyrrhenian Sea. Inhabited in ancient times by Italic tribes, Greek colonists, Etruscans, and Samnites, it was conquered by Rome in the fourth century B.C. Campania joined Italy in 1860 as part of the kingdom of Naples.
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