Naples
['neiplz]
Definition
(noun.) a port and tourist center in southwestern Italy; capital of the Campania region.
Checked by Genevieve--From WordNet
Examples
- It is from the Hermitage, there on the side of Vesuvius, that one should see Naples and die. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- Her constant visitor was a most sanguine Bonapartist, who had formerly been employed by that emperor as ambassador to the court of Naples. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- To see Naples as we saw it in the early dawn from far up on the side of Vesuvius, is to see a picture of wonderful beauty. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- It is said that we shall probably be quarantined at Naples. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- When Totila retook Naples from the Greeks, the Goths protected the women from insult and treated even the captured soldiers with humanity. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- It was early in the seventeenth century that Napier, a native of Naples, invented the first actual mechanical means of calculating. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- We had one magnificent picture of Naples from a high point on the mountain side. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- See Naples and die. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- It shook the whole island; and not only that, but Naples and Malta shared in the shock. Benjamin Franklin. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin.
- He and George had been most intimate at Naples and had gone up Vesuvius together. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- His name is Pietro Venucci, from Naples, and he is one of the greatest cut-throats in London. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- You know the Grotto del Cane at Naples, Maurice, where a man can enter freely, but a dog dies? Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- He made his way by sea to Naples, and back, after hearing the narrative to which Miss Dartle had assisted me. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- On the side of the superman idea of C?sar, we have to count a bust in the Naples Museum. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- A native of Naples, she had accompanied her son to Paris for the purpose of placing him in a celebrated college. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- This old man wears a hat, a thumbed and napless and yet an obdurate hat, which has never adapted itself to the shape of his poor head. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
Typist: Patricia