Naples
/ˈneɪ.pəlz/
Naples proper noun: a port city and comune, the capital of the Metropolitan City of Naples and the region of Campania, Italy.
Proper noun
Naples
- A port city and comune, the capital of the Metropolitan City of Naples and the region of Campania, Italy.
- A metropolitan city of Campania, established in 2015; in full, the Metropolitan City of Naples.
- A former province of Campania.
- Synonym of Kingdom of Naples, a former kingdom that controlled southern Italy in the early modern period.
- Synonyms:
- Kingdom of Naples
- Synonym of Kingdom of the Two Sicilies, a former kingdom that controlled southern Italy and Sicily in the 19th century.
- Synonyms:
- Kingdom of the Two Sicilies
- A city in Collier County, Florida.
- An unincorporated community in Idaho.
- A town in Illinois.
- A town and census-designated place therein, in Cumberland County, Maine.
- A town and village therein, in Ontario County, New York.
- A town in South Dakota.
- A city in Texas.
- A city in Utah.
- A town in Wisconsin.
Naples meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Bengali
Naples in Hindi
- city in Italy
- नापोलि nāpoli, नेपोलि nepoli
Naples in Tamil
- city in Italy
- நாபொலி nāpoli
Naples in Marathi
- city in Italy
- नेपल्स nepalsa, नापोली nāpolī
- metropolitan city of Campania
- नेपल्स nepalsa, नापोली nāpolī
Naples in Bengali
- city in Italy
- নেপলস nepoloś
More languagesFewer languages
- Naples in Malayalam
- നാപ്പൊളി nāppoḷi
- Naples in Sanskrit
- नापोली nāpolī
- Naples in Nepali
- नेपल्स nepals
- Naples in Tagalog
- Napoles
- Naples in Arabic
- نَابُلِي nābulī, نَاپُلِي nāpulī
- Naples in Malay
- Napoli
- Naples in Persian
- ناپل nâpl
- Naples in Thai
- เนเปิลส์ nee-bpə̀əl, นาโปลี naa-bpoo-lii
- Naples in Vietnamese
- Na-pô-li
Synonyms of Naples
Origin of Naples
From French Naples, from Latin Neāpolis, from Ancient Greek Νεᾱ́πολῐς (Neā́polĭs), from νέᾱ (néā, “new”) + πόλῐς (pólĭs, “city”) after the relocation of the original Greek settlement in the area. Doublet of Nabeul, Nablus, Napoli, Neapoli, and Neapolis. Compare Newton.
Words formed from Naples
Phrases with Naples
Questions about Naples
- What does Naples mean?
- Naples means a port city and comune, the capital of the Metropolitan City of Naples and the region of Campania, Italy.
- What is Naples in Hindi?
- Naples in Hindi is नापोलि (nāpoli), नेपोलि (nepoli). See Naples meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is Naples?
- Naples is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce Naples?
- Naples is pronounced /ˈneɪ.pəlz/ (UK).
Words near Naples in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: Naples (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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