Campaniles

/ˌkæmpəˈniːlɪz/ noun

Definition

Plural of campanile; multiple free-standing bell towers.

Etymology

Standard English plural of the Italian loanword campanile, adding the English plural -s to the Italian singular form.

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Venice's San Marco Basilica has a campanile that collapsed completely in 1902, and Venetians rebuilt it brick-for-brick based on old photographs—one of history's most impressive architectural resurrections!

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