Naples
Americannoun
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Italian Napoli. a seaport in southwestern Italy.
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Italian Golfo di Napoli. Bay of Naples, a bay in southwestern Italy: Naples located here. 22 miles (35 km) long.
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a town in southern Florida.
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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)
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an inlet of the Tyrrhenian Sea in the SW coast of Italy
Example Sentences
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To mark his first anniversary in office on Friday, he will begin an extensive tour of Italy over the coming months with a visit to Pompeii and Naples.
From Barron's • May 6, 2026
Vanessa Soderstrom was at home in Naples, Fla., with her teenage niece when her phone alerted her to someone at the sliding glass door.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026
The original idea came from Sir William Hamilton, British ambassador to Naples and Sicily from 1765 to 1800, who was also deeply interested in volcanology.
From Science Daily • May 2, 2026
Manchester United co-owner Ratcliffe's Ineos sailing team had intended to challenge for the next America's Cup, in Naples in 2027, but abandoned the plans in April 2025.
From BBC • Mar. 21, 2026
This happened at Naples when a small scientific meeting was held on the structures of the large molecules found in living cells.
From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson
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