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neapolitan
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun neapolitan has 1 sense
- neapolitan(n = noun.person) - a native or inhabitant of Naples; is a member of naples, napoli
is a kind of italian
Adjective neapolitan has 1 sense
CIDE DICTIONARY
neapolitan, prop. a. [L. Neapolitanus, fr. Neapolis Naples, Gr. , lit., New town.].
Of of pertaining to Naples in Italy. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
neapolitan, n. & adj.
--n. a native or citizen of Naples in Italy.
--adj. of or relating to Naples.
--n. a native or citizen of Naples in Italy.
--adj. of or relating to Naples.
Idiom
Neapolitan ice-cream ice-cream made in layers of different colours. Neapolitan violet a sweet-scented double viola.
Etymology
ME f. L Neapolitanus f. L Neapolis Naples f. Gk f. neos new + polis city
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