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Neapolitan

Neapolitan

5.5
A person from Naples, a city in southern Italy
  • noun
  • /niˈɑːpəlɪtən/
translation icon : napolitano
  • During our trip, we met a Neapolitan who recommended the best local pizza places.

Examples

  • As a proud Neapolitan, Maria took great delight in sharing stories about her beautiful city.

  • The Neapolitan played a crucial role in the cultural festivals celebrated in Naples.

  • It seemed to explain Neapolitan history, and it was his theories that were the very basis for the rebuilding project.

Synonyms

Neopolitan
vsNeapolitan
7.2

A person who lives in or comes from Naples, Italy

is the same meaning but spelled in the standard modern way
Italian
vsNeapolitan
1.0

A person born in or living in Italy

is more specific and means a person from a particular city

Compounds

Neapolitan ice cream
1 2.1

Ice cream with three or more side-by-side layers of different flavors like vanilla, chocolate and strawberry

Surface Forms

Neapolitan singular
Neapolitans plural

Morphology

Neapolitan = Naples (semi-transparent) = neapol + itan

The word denotes origin/relation to the place Naples, which is recognizable, but the internal form (Neapol-) and the non-productive suffix '-itan' reflect historical/foreign morphology and are not fully regular for learners.

Etymology

Neapolitan comes from the name of the city Naples, which is Napoli in Italian. It originally meant a person 'from' that city, so a Neapolitan is someone from Naples.