Napoli

Meanings

proper nounNapoli (countable and uncountable, plural Napolis)

alternativecountablerareuncountableAlternative form of Naples
When you walk in a dream but you know you're not dreaming, Signore, scuzza me but you see, back in old Napoli, that's amore!
1953, Jack Brooks, That's Amore
Alternative form of Naples:
1. countablerareuncountableA port city and comune, the capital of the Metropolitan City of Naples and the region of Campania, Italy.
2. countablerareuncountableA metropolitan city of Campania, established in 2015; in full, the Metropolitan City of Naples.
countableuncountableA 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

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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.

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