Campobasso

English

Etymology

From Italian Campobasso.

Proper noun

Campobasso

1. Province of Molise, Italy.
2. Town and capital of Campobasso and also the capital of Molise.

Translations

province of Italy

• Bulgarian: Кампобасо (Kampobaso)
• French: Campobasso (fr)
• Italian: Campobasso (it) f
• Neapolitan: Cambuasce

town and capital

• Bulgarian: Кампобасо (Kampobaso)
• French: Campobasso (fr)
• Italian: Campobasso (it) f
• Neapolitan: Cambuasce

Italian

Etymology

Morphologically from campo (“field”) +‎ basso (“low”), however the original name in Medieval Latin was Campus Vassorum, indicating that the city was a seat of vassals.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌkam.poˈbas.so/

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• Rhymes: -asso
• Hyphenation: Cam‧po‧bàs‧so

Proper noun

Campobasso f

1. Campobasso (a town and province of Italy)

Proper noun

Campobasso m or f by sense

1. a surname transferred from the place name

Further reading

• Stefano Ravara, Mappa dei Cognomi, 2015–2025