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campagna

countryside

noun kam-PAH-nyah Less Common
Travel & Places Geography

Origin: from Late Latin 'campania' (open country)

Also means

campaign

Usage Note

Campagna means the countryside (andare in campagna, 'to go to the country') and also a campaign, whether political or advertising (campagna elettorale). The -gn- sounds like 'ny'; the plural is campagne.

Examples

"Passiamo l'estate in campagna."

Natural Translation

We spend the summer in the countryside.

Literal Translation

We-spend the-summer in countryside.

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