"camposanto" meaning in Italian

See camposanto in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: campisanti [plural], campo santo [alternative]
Etymology: Dating back at least to the Camposanto at Pisa, a novel city initiative begun in the thirteenth century. It derives from the Latin, campus sanctus (“holy field”). Etymology templates: {{uder|it|la|-}} Latin Head templates: {{it-noun|m|campisanti}} camposanto m (plural campisanti)
  1. burial place or cemetery Tags: masculine Synonyms: cimitero

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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