Capua

American  

[kap-yoo-uh, kah-pwah] / ˈkæp yu ə, ˈkɑ pwɑ /

noun

1. a town in NW Campania, in S Italy, N of Naples.

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Capua British  

/ ˈkapua, ˈkæpjʊə /

noun

1. a town in S Italy, in NW Campania: strategically important in ancient times, situated on the Appian Way. Pop: 19 041 (2001)

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Example Sentences

Dr. Stefano De Capua from The University of Manchester led the production of the silicon detector modules.

From Science Daily

In Lucretia’s Rome – or, rather, Capua – we’re invited to marvel at the women wielding influence from the shadows.

From Salon

Instead, they had to be calculating and ruthless, making DeKnight’s Real Housewives of Capua far more interesting to follow over the long haul than, say, Connie Nielsen’s Lucilla, the “Gladiator” movies’ delicate, doomed matriarch.

From Salon

Ashur’s juggling for a spot on the bill at the big arena brings him into contact with the hoi polloi of Capua, the town where the story takes place; they generally regard him as something to avoid stepping in.

From Los Angeles Times

Capua explains, "In other words, light doesn't just illuminate matter, it magnetically influences it."

From Science Daily