campagna Meaning, Definition & Usage

Cam*pa"gna noun

Etymology

It. See Campaing.

Definitions

1. An open level tract of country; especially "Campagna di Roma." The extensive undulating plain which surrounds Rome. ✍ 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.