Pronunciations (4)
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/ˌniːəˈpɒlɪtən/
Pronunciation notes
- Received-Pronunciation
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/ˌniːəˈpɑlɪtən/
Pronunciation notes
- General-American
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/ˌniːəˈpɑlətən/
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ˌniːəˈpɒlɪtən
Adjective
Of, from or relating to the city of Naples, capital and largest city of Campania, Italy, or the surrounding metropolitan city.
Usage- not-comparable
Designating an ice cream combination of the flavours chocolate, vanilla, and strawberry in order. (Perhaps so called because until the mid-20th century, various flavour combinations existed, including pistachio, vanilla, and strawberry or cherry, giving the colours of the Italian flag.)
Usage- not-comparable
- Synonyms
Describing a variety of ice cream made with eggs as well as cream.
Usage- Dated
- not-comparable
Noun
A native or inhabitant of the city of Naples, capital and largest city of Campania, Italy, or the surrounding metropolitan city.
An individually wrapped piece of chocolate, sold in assortments of various flavours such as coffee and orange.
Proper noun
A language spoken in South Italy, approximately in the area of the former Kingdom of Naples.
Usage- Uncountable
- Related words
- Wiktionary’s coverage of Neapolitan terms
- Examples
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It was a while before someone told him they were speaking Neapolitan, which in his understanding wasn’t quite Italian but wasn’t quite not Italian either.
Adjective
of or relating to or characteristic of Naples or its people
Noun
a native or inhabitant of Naples
- Broader terms