Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Of, belonging to, or characteristic of Naples, Italy.
- noun A native or resident of Naples, Italy.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Of or pertaining to Naples or its inhabitants.
- noun An inhabitant or a native of the city of Naples, or of the province or the former kingdom of Naples.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Of of pertaining to Naples in Italy.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Pertaining to
Naples . - adjective Describing an
ice cream combination of theflavours chocolate, vanilla, and strawberry in order. Also called neapolitan ice cream. - noun An inhabitant or resident of
Naples . - proper noun The
language of Naples,Italy .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective of or relating to or characteristic of Naples or its people
- noun a native or inhabitant of Naples
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Pizza Style: Neapolitan-style and thin crust Comes up short on what they call Neapolitan pizza, but the thin crust is worth a visit
Slice 2009
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From this latter circumstance it was at one time known as the Neapolitan disease.
Candide 1694-1778 Voltaire 1736
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My dough is what I believe they call a Neapolitan recipe which doesn´t use oil nor sugar.
The Fresh Loaf carlos 2010
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My dough is what I believe they call a Neapolitan recipe which doesn´t use oil nor sugar.
The Fresh Loaf carlos 2010
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Musical styles jump promiscuously from jazz to cabaret to pop to world music, while songs are sung in English, Neapolitan, Italian, French and Spanish.
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La Madia, whose website is here, is one of several so-called Neapolitan-style pizzerias to open in Chicago recently, most within the last year or so.
Day 88: Weekend Report, Part 1 Vanessa 2007
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On the continent, this frozen mixture is called Neapolitan Ice Cream.
School and Home Cooking Carlotta Cherryholmes Greer
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In this country, three kinds of frozen mixtures served together make up what is termed Neapolitan Ice Cream.
School and Home Cooking Carlotta Cherryholmes Greer
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Abraham Brueghel, called the Neapolitan, 1692, Fruit and Flowers; Denis
The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 20, No. 579, December 8, 1832 Various
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-- A combination of an ice and two kinds of ice cream, usually of different colors, makes what is known as Neapolitan ice cream.
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