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Capri

Italian island at the southern entrance of the Bay of Naples; 32 km/20 mi south of Naples; area 13 sq km/5 sq mi; population (1987 est) 7,800. It has two towns, Capri and Anacapri, a profusion of flowers, beautiful scenery, and an ideal climate. The Blue Grotto on the north coast is an important tourist attraction.



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They even put a policeman on board of our boat to keep an eye on us as long as we were in the Capri dominions.
The Innocents Abroad by Twain, Mark View in context
For the present Lord Steyne lives at Naples, preferring the view of the Bay and Capri and Vesuvius to the dreary aspect of the wall in Gaunt Square.
Vanity Fair by Thackeray, William Makepeace View in context
He said that he had booked two berths to Naples, that we were bound for Capri, which was clearly the island of the Lotos-eaters, that we would bask there together, "and for a while forget.
The Amateur Cracksman by Hornung, E. W. View in context
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