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Neapolitan

6 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. Neapolitan (noun)
  2. Neapolitan ice cream (noun)
  3. Neapolitan mandolin (noun)
  4. Neapolitan ointment (noun)
  5. Neapolitan sixth (noun)
  6. neapolitan yellow (noun)

Ne·a·pol·i·tan

noun \ˌnē-ə-ˈpä-lə-tən\

Definition of NEAPOLITAN

: a native or inhabitant of Naples, Italy
— Neapolitan adjective

Origin of NEAPOLITAN

Middle English, from Latin neapolitanus of Naples, from Greek neapolitēs citizen of Naples, from Neapolis Naples
First Known Use: 15th century

Rhymes with NEAPOLITAN

cosmopolitan, metropolitan

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