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Naples

American  
[ney-puhlz] / ˈneɪ pəlz /

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 British  
/ 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

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Naples Cultural  

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

Example Sentences

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In Naples, Italy, the past isn’t relegated to what’s behind us.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2026

RGM Capital, based in Naples, Fla., is a longtime investor in software stocks.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026

The Law Office of Conrad Willkomm, which has offices in Fort Myers and Naples, Fla., offers advice to people in your position.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 11, 2026

The two-year-old had been on life support in Naples for almost two months.

From BBC • Feb. 21, 2026

His grandfather Branwell retired to Naples, Florida after being an executive with General Motors.

From "Silent To The Bone" by E.L. Konigsburg

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