Portici

[ pawr-ti-chee; Italian pawr-tee-chee ]

/ ˈpɔr tɪˌtʃi; Italian ˈpɔr ti tʃi /

a city in S Italy, on the Bay of Naples.

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It will recall ce cher Cecil to days at Baia, or wandering along the coast at Portici.
Lord Kilgobbin|Charles Lever
Portici and Resina are so closely connected together by villas and houses, that a stranger would take them for one place.
A Visit to the Holy Land, Egypt, and Italy|Ida Pfeiffer
We saw the king and queen at mass in the court chapel at Portici, and we also saw Vesuvius.
The Letters of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Vol. 1|Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Below we found our asses, upon which we rode to Portici by a magnificent moonlight.
Louis Spohr's Autobiography|Louis Spohr

All was gloomy around; but the lights of Naples and Portici could be distinguished in the distance.
Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 2, No. 8, January, 1851|Various