campanile
1 synonym for campanile, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Noun — A bell tower, especially a freestanding one, frequently linked to a church or other public structure, particularly in Italy.
Synonyms
Rare, literary or technical
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Etymology
Borrowed from Italian campanile (“bell tower, belfry”), from campana (“bell”) + -ile (suffix forming nouns indicating locations that host animals or objects). Campana is derived from Late Latin and Medieval Latin campāna (“large bell used in late classical or medieval church towers or steeples; tower for such a bell, b...
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