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Pronunciation : Cam*pa"gna
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [It. See Campaing.]
Definition : Defn: 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