Naples

[ney-puhlz]

noun

1. Italian Napoli. a seaport in southwestern Italy.

2. Italian Golfo di Napoli. Bay of Naples, a bay in southwestern Italy: Naples located here. 22 miles (35 km) long.

3. a town in southern Florida.

Naples

/ ˈneɪpəlz /

noun

1. Italian name: Napoli. Ancient name: Neapolis. a port in SW Italy, capital of Campania region, on the Bay of Naples: the third largest city in the country; founded by Greeks in the 6th century _bc ; incorporated into the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies in 1140 and its capital (1282–1503); university (1224). Pop: 1 004 500 (2001)

2. an inlet of the Tyrrhenian Sea in the SW coast of Italy

Naples

1. City in southwestern Italy; a major seaport and commercial, industrial, and tourist center.

Example Sentences

The current trip began in Naples and was headed to Marseille, the eighth and final stop.

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Organizing Florence, Milan, Naples and the Papal states into the Italian League in 1454 to mitigate conflicts closer to home, Mr. Mitchell notes, marked another diplomatic win for Venice.

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Disgruntled merchants have blocked off the famous Maradona Square in Naples, preventing tourists and visitors from glimpsing the gigantic mural of the Argentine footballer, in a row over bureaucracy.

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While it identified certain Florida markets–Fort Myers, Naples, and Daytona Beach—as soft, it said it had minimal exposure to them.

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In Pisa, a group with brightly coloured flares stormed the airport runway, halting flights for a time, while in Naples dockworkers blockaded the port.

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