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Naples (ˈneɪpəlz
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noun
- a port in SW Italy, capital of Campania region, on the Bay of Naples: the third largest city in the country; founded by Greeks in the 6th century bc; incorporated into the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies in 1140 and its capital (1282–1503); university (1224). Pop: 1 004 500 (2001) Ancient name: Neapolis Italian name: Napoli related adjective Neapolitan
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See Bay of Naples
Example Sentences Including 'Naples'
A golf course with teeth Greg Norman earns his Shark moniker with his tough new Tiburon Club in Naples , Fla. Lorne Rubenstein NAPLES, FLA.Globe and Mail (2003)
Boyce is due to visit Nato's installations in Naples around March 13, the sources added.New Zealand Herald (2003)
Honoured: Mrinal Sen, veteran film director, with a retrospective of his films, at the international film festival in Venice and Naples.India Today (1998)
In Naples they heard that at last the electricity supply was to be switched on.The Golden Lion
It was a famously beautiful view; people said it looked like the Bay of Naples.Desperadoes
Naples was where she had come with Francesco for their honeymoon.For the Love of a Stranger
Sergio Fiorentino, pianist: born Naples , Italy 22 December 1927; married; died Naples 22 August 1998. Obituaries 7Independent (1998)
Waiting to return, up on the high ground, he looked down on Naples.The Golden Lion
When I was in Naples , I co-owned an American bar and looked after the catering end.Belfast Telegraph (2004)
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