Kingdom of Naples

proper noun

A former kingdom in southern Italy with its capital at Naples between 1282 and 1816.

Similar
Parthenopean RepublicKingdom of the Two Siciliesproperly the union of the kingdoms of Naples and Sicily but with its capital at Naples from 1817 to 1861NaplesKingdom of SicilySicily
OriginItalian Regno di Napoli ← Latin Regnum Neapolitanum →
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Meanings

proper nounthe Kingdom of Naples
  1. historicalA former kingdom in southern Italy with its capital at Naples between 1282 and 1816.
  2. historicalinexactSynonym of Parthenopean Republic, a short-lived French puppet state, or inclusive of it when ignoring its separate existence in 1799

    Synonyms: Parthenopean Republic

  3. historicalinexactSynonym of Kingdom of the Two Sicilies, properly the union of the kingdoms of Naples and Sicily but with its capital at Naples from 1817 to 1861

    Synonyms: Kingdom of the Two Sicilies, properly the union of the kingdoms of Naples and Sicily but with its capital at Naples from 1817 to 1861, Naples, Kingdom of Sicily, Sicily

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounSynonym of Parthenopean Republic, a short-lived French puppet state, or inclusive of it when ignoring its separate existence in 1799

Similar
Parthenopean Republic

proper nounSynonym of Kingdom of the Two Sicilies, properly the union of the kingdoms of Naples and Sicily but with its capital at Naples from 1817 to 1861

Similar
Kingdom of the Two Siciliesproperly the union of the kingdoms of Naples and Sicily but with its capital at Naples from 1817 to 1861NaplesKingdom of SicilySicily
Also see
kingdom of the two siciliesnaplessicily

Origin

  1. LatinRegnum Neapolitanum“Kingdom of the Neapolitans”
  2. ItalianRegno di Napoli
  3. EnglishKingdom of Naples

A calque of Italian Regno di Napoli and Latin Regnum Neapolitanum (“Kingdom of the Neapolitans”), from the realm's capital at Naples.

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Translations

Catalan Regne de Nàpols, Regne de Sicília Peninsular
  • Regne de NàpolsTranslations
  • Regne de Sicília PeninsularTranslations
Chinese Mandarin 那不勒斯王國 /那不勒斯王国, 那不勒斯王国
  • 那不勒斯王國 /那不勒斯王国Translations
  • 那不勒斯王国 (Nàbùlèsī wángguó)Translations
Dutch Koninkrijk Napels
  • Koninkrijk NapelsTranslations
French Royaume de Naples, Royaume de Sicile en Deçà du Détroit de Messine
  • Royaume de NaplesTranslations
  • Royaume de Sicile en Deçà du Détroit de MessineTranslations
  • Sicile CitérieureTranslations
  • Sicile PéninsulaireTranslations
German Königreich Neapel
  • Königreich NeapelTranslations
Greek Βασίλειο της Νεαπόλεως, Βασίλειο της Νεάπολης
  • Βασίλειο της Νεαπόλεως (Vasíleio tis Neapóleos)Translations
  • Βασίλειο της Νεάπολης (Vasíleio tis Neápolis)Translations
  • Βασίλειο της Ηπειρωτικής Σικελίας (Vasíleio tis Ipeirotikís Sikelías)Translations
Hindi नापोलि राज्य
  • नापोलि राज्य (nāpoli rājya)Translations
Italian Regno di Napoli
  • Regno di NapoliTranslations
Latin Regnum Neapolitanum, Regnum Siciliae citra Pharum
  • Regnum NeapolitanumTranslations
  • Regnum Siciliae citra PharumTranslations
Polish Królestwo Neapolu
  • Królestwo NeapoluTranslations
Portuguese Reino de Nápoles
  • Reino de NápolesTranslations
Spanish Reino de Nápoles
  • Reino de NápolesTranslations
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