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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.

Neapolitan

/ ˌnɪəˈpɒlɪtən /

noun

  1. a native or inhabitant of Naples
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adjective

  1. of or relating to Naples
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of Neapolitan1

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

Origin of Neapolitan1

C15: from Latin Neāpolītānus, ultimately from Greek Neapolis new town
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Example Sentences

A Deaf- and family-owned business, Pi00a sells Neapolitan pizzas with Asian influences and a mission to provide jobs for the hard of hearing.

Pi00a is a Deaf- and family-owned business, selling Neapolitan pizzas with Asian influences and a mission to provide jobs for the hard of hearing.

On the other side of town, in Rainier Beach, a chic European cafe dishes up true Neapolitan pizza.

When I think of “Gomorrah,” his 2008 drama about a Neapolitan criminal syndicate, I immediately re-see the shot of two dead teenagers in the bucket of a bulldozer — a grotesque Pietà.

Like “My Brilliant Friend” and “Gomorrah,” “The Sea Beyond” exploits the Neapolitan sun, water and sky for maximum pictorial effect, and it wraps itself in the city’s architectural and scenic splendors.

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