campanile

/ˈkæmpəˌnili/
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Other forms: campaniles

Definitions of campanile
  1. noun
    a bell tower; usually stands alone unattached to a building
    synonyms: belfry
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    examples:
    Leaning Tower of Pisa
    a tall round marble campanile in Pisa that is not perpendicular; construction was begun in 1174
    type of:
    bell tower
    a tower that supports or shelters a bell
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