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Neapolitan Common

Neapolitan has 6 different meanings across 3 categories:

Noun · Adjective · Proper Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

a native or inhabitant of Naples

2

An inhabitant or resident of Naples.

Adjective
1

of or relating to or characteristic of Naples or its people

2

Pertaining to Naples, a city in southern Italy.

3

Alternative form of Neapolitan; Having the flavours chocolate, strawberry, vanilla.

Proper Noun
1

A language spoken in South Italy, approximately in the area of the former Kingdom of Naples.

See Also
scampavia scetavajasse egg italy sfogliatella naples capicola neomelodic
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Origin

The word comes from the Latin neāpolītānus, which is derived from the Ancient Greek name for Naples, meaning "new city." It entered English as a doublet of the variant spelling "naporitan."

Rhyming Words
tan etan stan utan rotan witan matan hotan cutan istan natan ratan butan wotan satan lotan estan octan kitan altan
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