DictionaryRoot: campanile
Italian
campanile
bell tower
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noun
campanile
kam-puh-NEE-lee/ˌkæmpəˈniːli/
A bell tower, especially one standing apart from a church.
Etymology
Italian campanile names a tower housing bells. Its underlying bell-word, campana, originally designated a metal vessel made in Campania, so the tower's name ultimately recalls a place of manufacture.