Neapolis

释义与例句

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  1. 1.

    Former name of Naples: a port city in southwestern Italy.

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  2. 2.

    Former name of Kavala: a port city in northern Greece.

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    Although we have no written evidence to confirm that Neapolis was a Thrasian colony, there can be no doubt that it was. It was so named by the colonists in order, probably, to denote that it was for them a 'new city', as opposed to their 'old' one on Thrasos... Neapolis seems to have severed all dependence on Thrasos very quickly.

  3. 3.

    Former name of Simferopol: the capital of Crimea, generally recognized as part of Ukraine, but currently controlled by Russia.

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  4. 4.

    Former name of Nabeul: a port city on the Cap Bon Peninsula in Tunisia.

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词源

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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