Neapolitan
Americanadjective
noun
noun
adjective
Etymology
Origin of Neapolitan
1375–1425; late Middle English Neopolitan < Latin Neāpolītānus. See Naples (< Greek Neā́polis literally, new town), -ite 1, -an
Example Sentences
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The world record for the biggest litter of any dog breed was a Neapolitan mastiff from Cambridgeshire named Tia, who gave birth to 24 pups in 2004.
From BBC • Feb. 27, 2026
Elena Ferrante’s Neapolitan Quartet, which begins with the 2011 novel “My Brilliant Friend,” depicts a lifelong friendship fueled in equal measure by envy and admiration, anger and love.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 26, 2025
Some large guardian dogs showed high wolf ancestry, while others, including the Neapolitan mastiff, bullmastiff, and St. Bernard, showed none.
From Science Daily • Nov. 29, 2025
It’s what happens when you mix Neapolitan ritual with a JCPenney casserole dish—and somehow, it works.
From Salon • Apr. 7, 2025
That was enough to buy one gallon of Neapolitan ice cream, which she said was not only delicious but had lots of calcium and would be good for our bones.
From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls
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