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.

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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.

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Example Sentences

Scott McTominay illuminated the world with the spectacular against Denmark last November, a moment that typified the brilliance of the man whose trail has blazed fiercely in Naples.

From BBC • Jun. 20, 2026

In Naples, Fla., Senior Concierge Professionals, a membership-based service, will deliver Evian water weekly, ship birthday gifts to grandchildren and arrange in-home care, among other things.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 13, 2026

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

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

As the cricket chirped, the whole scene came back to Mama: the still, warm night, the moon shining down on the velvety Bay of Naples, and Papa singing to her.

From "The Cricket in Times Square" by George Selden