campagne

Definitions of campagne
  1. noun
    a military campaign designed to achieve a specific objective in a foreign country
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    croisade
    any of the more or less continuous military expeditions in the 11th to 13th centuries when Christian powers of Europe tried to recapture the Holy Land from the Muslims
  2. noun
    several related operations aimed at achieving a particular goal (usually within geographical and temporal constraints)
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    croisade
    any of the more or less continuous military expeditions in the 11th to 13th centuries when Christian powers of Europe tried to recapture the Holy Land from the Muslims
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    opération
    activity by a military or naval force (as a maneuver or campaign)
  3. noun
    an area outside of cities and towns
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    agglomération
    a geographical area constituting a city or town
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    terres arables
    a rural area where farming is practiced
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    aire géographique, région géographique
    a demarcated area of the Earth
  4. noun
    rural regions
  5. noun
    a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end
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    annonce publicitaire, campagne de propagande, publicité radiophonique
    an organized program of advertisements
    candidature
    the campaign of a candidate to be elected
    féminisme, mouvement féministe
    the movement aimed at equal rights for women
    mouvement de jeunesse
    political or religious or social reform movement or agitation consisting chiefly of young people
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    aventure
    any venturesome undertaking especially one with an uncertain outcome
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