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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"In Neapolitan culture, if a child is a little chubby with rosy cheeks, people often think they're healthy."
From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2026
The Neapolitan brand, which denied any link between these advertising campaigns and the Games, was fined 500,000 euros.
From Barron's ● Jul. 17, 2026
I started with the “mother of all pizzas”: Neapolitan, developed at least two centuries ago in Italy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026
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
In front of the sink he built a small bar out of discarded lumber and covered it with scavenged tiles: blue- and-white arabesques; Neapolitan checkerboard; red heraldic dragons; and local, earth-tone Pewabics.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
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