campanile
campanile
Definition
cam·pa·nile (kam′pə nē′lē)
noun pl. -·les or -·li-lē
a bell tower, esp. one that stands apart from any other building
Etymology: It < LL campana, a bell, steelyard, after Campania
campanile
Usage Examples
Adjective modifier
- tall: The west front of the church was also made Romanesque and a tall 200-foot campanile was also planned but never built.
Modifies a noun
- tower: Its campanile tower is a landmark for miles around; you can see it from tower blocks in the center of Ipswich.
Noun used with modifier
- ad: The 1300 AD campanile ( restored ) still stands.
Browse dictionary entries near campanile
- Campania
- campaign
- Campagna di Roma
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- camp-on
- camp meeting
- camp follower
- Camp Fire Girl
- Camp David
- camp chair
- campanology
- campanula
- campanulate
- Campari
- Campbell
- Campbell-Bannerman
- campcraft
- campeachy wood
- Campeche
- camper
