Neapolitan

[ nee-uh-pol-i-tn ]

adjective
  1. of, relating to, or characteristic of Naples: a Neapolitan love song.

noun
  1. a native or inhabitant of Naples.

Origin of Neapolitan

1
1375–1425; late Middle English Neopolitan<Latin Neāpolītānus.See Naples (<Greek Neā́polis literally, new town), -ite1, -an

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British Dictionary definitions for Neapolitan

Neapolitan

/ (ˌnɪəˈpɒlɪtən) /


noun
  1. a native or inhabitant of Naples

adjective
  1. of or relating to Naples

Origin of Neapolitan

1
C15: from Latin Neāpolītānus, ultimately from Greek Neapolis new town

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