Naples
Syllabification: (Na·ples)
Pronunciation: /ˈnāpəlz/
Translate Naples | into German | into Italian
Definition of Naples
- 1a city and port on the western coast of Italy; population 963,661 (2008). It was formerly the capital of the kingdom of Naples and Sicily (1816–60). Italian name Napoli.
Origin:
from Latin Neapolis, from Greek neos 'new' + polis 'city'