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  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Easton's  1897  Bible  Dictionary  [easton]: 
 
  Neapolis 
  new  city,  a  town  in  Thrace  at  which  Paul  first  landed  in  Europe 
  (Acts  16:11).  It  was  the  sea-port  of  the  inland  town  of 
  Philippi,  which  was  distant  about  10  miles.  From  this  port  Paul 
  embarked  on  his  last  journey  to  Jerusalem  (Acts  20:6).  It  is 
  identified  with  the  modern  Turco-Grecian  Kavalla. 
 
 
  From  Hitchcock's  Bible  Names  Dictionary  (late  1800's)  [hitchcock]: 
 
  Neapolis,  the  new  city