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CAMPANIA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A region of southwestern Italy on the Tyrrhenian Sea including the islands of Capri and Ischia
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Instance hypernyms:
Italian region (Italy is divided into 20 regions for administrative purposes)
Meronyms (parts of "Campania"):
Naples; Napoli (a port and tourist center in southwestern Italy; capital of the Campania region)
Capri (an island (part of Campania) in the Bay of Naples in southern Italy; a tourist attraction noted for beautiful scenery)
Ischia (a volcanic island (part of Campania) in the Tyrrhenian Sea at the north end of the Bay of Naples)
Meronyms (members of "Campania"):
Oscan (an Oscan-speaking member of an ancient people of Campania)
Samnite (an Oscan-speaking member of an ancient people of Campania who clashed repeatedly with the early Romans)
Holonyms ("Campania" is a part of...):
Italia; Italian Republic; Italy (a republic in southern Europe on the Italian Peninsula; was the core of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire between the 4th century BC and the 5th century AD)
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