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‖ campagna, campagnia Obs.|kamˈpaɲɲa|
[It. campagna open field, champaign, the country, a campaign:—L. campania: cf. campania, campaign n., champaign.]
†1. In 17th and 18th c. occasionally used for: champaign, level, open country, plain (esp. in reference to countries where Italian is spoken, but also in ordinary Eng.). Obs.
1641M. Frank Serm. (1672) 413 This is a hill of Glory, hard to climb..no plain campagnia to it. 1703Maundrell Journ. Jerus. (1732) 18 We pitch'd in the Campagnia. 1717Berkeley Tour Italy Wks. 1871 IV. 568, 6 miles through the like flat campagna.
†2. In 17th c. occas.: a (military) campaign n.
1652Evelyn State France Misc. Writ. (1805) 84 He who hath not made two or three campagnas (as they use to term it) by the time that he is 18 years of age. 1663Pepys Diary 11 Dec., He appoints such a day, and summonses all the country-people as to a campagnia, and, by several companies, gives every one their circuit.
3. Now only as proper name ‘the Campagna (di Roma)’ in Italy; see campania. |