Campagna di Roma


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Cam·pa·gna di Ro·ma

 (kăm-pän′yə dē rō′mə, -mä, käm-)
A low-lying region surrounding Rome, Italy. It was a favorite residential area during ancient times but was largely abandoned for centuries because of the prevalence of malaria. Much of the region was reclaimed and repopulated in the 19th and 20th centuries.
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