Napoleon

proper nounnouncommon in dialogue

//nəˈpəʊ.li.ən//

Napoleon Bonaparte (1769–1821), a French military commander and political leader.

proper noun

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Napoleon Bonaparte (1769–1821), a French military commander and political leader.
2
A male given name from Italian sometimes given in honor of the French emperor.
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A village in Silesia, Poland.
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A number of places in the United States: A ghost town in Arkansas.
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A number of places in the United States: A town in Indiana.
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A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Kentucky.
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A number of places in the United States: A township and census-designated place therein, in Jackson County, Michigan.
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A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Mississippi.
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A number of places in the United States: A city in Missouri.
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A number of places in the United States: A city, the county seat of Logan County, North Dakota.
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A number of places in the United States: A city, the county seat of Henry County, Ohio.
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A number of places in the United States: A township in Henry County, Ohio.
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A surname.

Etymology

From French Napoléon, from Italian Napoleone, name of an early saint, of uncertain origin; possibly from the Germanic clan name Nibelung. By folk etymology explained as Napoli (“Naples”) + leone (“lion”).

noun

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Variant of napoleonAlternative letter-case form of napoleon.
He [Professor Moriarty] is the Napoleon of crime, Watson.
He [William McKinley] has been called the Napoleon of protection, as other men have been called Napoleons of finance.
Always an eloquent speaker, Polk became known as the Napoleon of the stump.
I recall floating my blimp-like self down to the ladies’ room for what was my ninth or tenth visit when I was offered a beautiful slice of pastry—a Napoleon—by a passing waiter. […] By the time I returned to my table, there were no beautiful, fluffy, shiny little slices of Napoleon left. All gone.

Forms

plural: Napoleons

napkin · A serviette; a (usually rectangular) piece of cloth or paper…Naples · A port city and comune, the capital of the Metropolitan City…napoleon · A person resembling Napoleon Bonaparte, (usually) in having…

Napoleon · Napoleon Bonaparte (1769–1821), a French military commander and political leader.

narcotics · Pertaining to illicit drugs, especially psychoactive ones.narrating · An act of narration.narrative · Telling a story.

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