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Napoli

UK/ˈnapəlɪ/US/ˈnɑpəli/

Napoli proper noun: a port city and comune, the capital of the Metropolitan City of Naples and the region of Campania, Italy. Also the alternative form of Naples.

Proper noun

Napoli (countable and uncountable, plural Napolis)

  1. (rare) A port city and comune, the capital of the Metropolitan City of Naples and the region of Campania, Italy.
  2. (rare) A metropolitan city of Campania, established in 2015; in full, the Metropolitan City of Naples.
  3. A habitational surname from Italian.
    • Napoli said he has never seen a US president promote a network like OAN while launching a sustained assault on credible news organizations.2020 May 8, Oliver Darcy, “Meet OAN, the little-watched right-wing news channel that Trump keeps promoting”, in CNN

Also used as

Napoli is also the alternative form of Naples.

Forms of Napoli

pluralNapolis

Origin of Napoli

Borrowed from Italian Napoli, from Latin Neāpolis, from Ancient Greek Νεᾱ́πολῐς (Neā́polĭs), from νέᾱ (néā, “new”) + πόλῐς (pólĭs, “city”). Doublet of Nabeul, Nablus, Naples, Neapoli, and Neapolis.

Questions about Napoli

What does Napoli mean?
Napoli means a port city and comune, the capital of the Metropolitan City of Naples and the region of Campania, Italy.
What part of speech is Napoli?
Napoli is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Napoli?
Napoli is pronounced /ˈnɑpəli/ (US).

Words near Napoli in the dictionary

  1. Napoleonology
  2. napoleons
  3. Napoleonville
  4. napoletana
  5. napoletanas
  6. Napoli
  7. Napolis
  8. napolitan
  9. Napolitana
  10. Napolitano
  11. Napolitanos

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