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Neapolis

The English word “Neapolis” has 2 meanings listed here.

proper noun

  1. Former name of Naples: a port city in southwestern Italy.
  2. Former name of Kavala: a port city in northern Greece.

Etymology

From Latin Neapolis, from Ancient Greek Νεάπολις (Neápolis), from νέα (néa, “new”) + πόλις (pólis, “city”). Equivalent to neo- + -polis. Doublet of Nabeul, Nablus, Naples, Napoli, and Neapoli.

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