neapolitan

Syllables: Ne·a·po·li·tan/ˌniːəˈpɒlɪtən/US/ˌniːəˈpɑlɪtən/

neapolitan is the alternative spelling of Neapolitan.

Adjective capitalized: Neapolitan

Neapolitan (not comparable)

Of, from or relating to the city of Naples, capital and largest city of Campania, Italy, or the surrounding metropolitan city.
Designating an ice cream combination of the flavours chocolate, vanilla, and strawberry in order. (Perhaps so called because until the mid-20th century, various flavour combinations existed, including pistachio, vanilla, and strawberry or cherry, giving the colours of the Italian flag.)

Synonyms:

harlequin
(dated) Describing a variety of ice cream made with eggs as well as cream.

Noun capitalized: Neapolitan

Neapolitan (plural Neapolitans)

A native or inhabitant of the city of Naples, capital and largest city of Campania, Italy, or the surrounding metropolitan city.
An individually wrapped piece of chocolate, sold in assortments of various flavours such as coffee and orange.

Proper noun capitalized: Neapolitan

Neapolitan (uncountable)

A language spoken in South Italy, approximately in the area of the former Kingdom of Naples.
- It was a while before someone told him they were speaking Neapolitan, which in his understanding wasn’t quite Italian but wasn’t quite not Italian either.2010, Emily St. John Mandel, The Singer’s Gun, Picador (2015), page 237

Synonyms of neapolitan

harlequin

Forms of neapolitan

plural	Neapolitans

Origin of neapolitan

From Latin neāpolītānus, from Neāpolis, from Ancient Greek Νεάπολις (Neápolis, literally “new city”), a Greek city in modern Naples. Doublet of naporitan.

Words formed from neapolitan

Neapolitan chord
Neapolitan disease
Neapolitan ice cream
Neapolitan mandolin
Neapolitan mastiff
Neapolitanness
Neapolitan ointment
Neapolitan pizza
Neapolitan sauce
Neapolitan sixth
Neapolitan wafer

Phrases with neapolitan

Words that rhyme with neapolitan

Questions about neapolitan

What does neapolitan mean?: Neapolitan means of, from or relating to the city of Naples, capital and largest city of Campania, Italy, or the surrounding metropolitan city.
What is neapolitan the alternative spelling of?: Neapolitan is the alternative spelling of Neapolitan.
What part of speech is neapolitan?: Neapolitan can be an adjective, a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce neapolitan?: Neapolitan is pronounced /ˌniːəˈpɒlɪtən/ (UK).

Words near neapolitan in the dictionary

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Last updated: 2026-09-02

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