[gawl-faw dee nah-paw-lee] /ˈgɔl fɔ di ˈnɑ pɔ li/ (Show IPA). a bay in SW Italy: Naples located here. 22 miles (35 km) long.
3.
a town in S Florida.
Campania
[kam-pey-nee-uh, -peyn-yuh; Italian kahm-pah-nyah] /kæmˈpeɪ ni ə, -ˈpeɪn yə; Italian kɑmˈpɑ nyɑ/
noun
1.
a region in SW Italy. 5214 sq. mi. (13,505 sq. km).
Capital: Naples.
Related forms
Campanian, adjective, noun
Examples from the web for Naples
To the latter date also belongs a large baptistery decorated with mosaics at Naples.
British Dictionary definitions for Naples
Naples
/ˈneɪpəlz/
noun
1.
a port in SW Italy, capital of Campania region, on the Bay of Naples: the third largest city in the country; founded by Greeks in the 6th century bc; incorporated into the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies in 1140 and its capital (1282–1503); university (1224). Pop: 1 004 500 (2001) Ancient name Neapolis Italian name Napoli, related adjective Neapolitan
2.
Bay of Naples, an inlet of the Tyrrhenian Sea in the SW coast of Italy
Campania
/kæmˈpeɪnɪə; Italian kamˈpaɲɲa/
noun
1.
a region of SW Italy: includes the islands of Capri and Ischia. Chief town: Naples. Pop.: 5 725 098 (2003 est). Area: 13 595 sq km (5248 sq miles)
Word Origin and History for Naples
city in southern Italy, Italian Napoli, founded by Greek coloniests 5c. B.C.E., from Greek Neapolis, literally "New City," from nea, fem. of neos "new" (see neo-) + polis "city" (see polis).
Naples in Culture
Naples definition
City in southwestern Italy; a major seaport and commercial, industrial, and tourist center.