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.