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Naples (nā′pəlz)

  1. seaport in S Italy, on the Bay of Naples: pop. 1,072,000

  2. former kingdom occupying the S half of Italy

  3. inlet of the Tyrrhenian Sea, on the S coast of Italy: c. 10 mi (16 km) wide

Naples Quotes

Mantua me genuit, Calabri rapuere, tenet nunc Parthenope; cecini pascua rura duces. Mantua brought me life,Calabria death; now Naples holds me: I sang of flocks and farms and heroes.

—Virgil full name Publius Vergilius Maro

   Vedi Napoli, e poi muori? Oui, mais pour voirVenise, mourez d'abord. See Naples and die? Yes, but to seeVenice, die first. '

—Debray, Regis

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