NEAPOLITAN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Neapolitan mean? 

• NEAPOLITAN (noun)
  The noun NEAPOLITAN has 1 sense:

1. a native or inhabitant of Naples

  Familiarity information: NEAPOLITAN used as a noun is very rare.

• NEAPOLITAN (adjective)
  The adjective NEAPOLITAN has 1 sense:

1. of or relating to or characteristic of Naples or its people

  Familiarity information: NEAPOLITAN used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• NEAPOLITAN (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A native or inhabitant of Naples

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("Neapolitan" is a kind of...):

Italian (a native or inhabitant of Italy)

Holonyms ("Neapolitan" is a member of...):

Naples; Napoli (a port and tourist center in southwestern Italy; capital of the Campania region)

• NEAPOLITAN (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or relating to or characteristic of Naples or its people

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

Naples (a port and tourist center in southwestern Italy; capital of the Campania region)

Derivation:

Naples (a port and tourist center in southwestern Italy; capital of the Campania region)

 Context examples 

The Neapolitan Mastiff is a muscular dog with a rather rectangular body, massive head, and wrinkled face.

(Neapolitan Mastiff, NCI Thesaurus)

My poor Gennaro, in his wild and fiery days, when all the world seemed against him and his mind was driven half mad by the injustices of life, had joined a Neapolitan society, the Red Circle, which was allied to the old Carbonari.

(His Last Bow, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

Height: 24-30 inches (60-75 cm.) Weight: Up to 165 pounds (74 kg.) The largest male Neapolitans may be nearly 200 pounds (90 kg.)

(Neapolitan Mastiff, NCI Thesaurus)