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Napoleon en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /nəˈpəʊ.li.ən/
  • (Southern-England) audio

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”).

Meanings

  1. (alt-of, countable, uncountable) Alternative letter-case form of napoleon.
    alt of napoleon
    • He [William McKinley] has been called the Napoleon of protection, as other men have been called Napoleons of finance. 1896, J.S. Ogilvie, “A Biographical Sketch of William McKinley.”, in The Life and Speeches of William McKinley.:
    • He [Professor Moriarty] is the Napoleon of crime, Watson. 1893, Arthur Conan Doyle, The Final Problem:
    • Always an eloquent speaker, Polk became known as the Napoleon of the stump. 2011, Robert Morgan, Lions of the West: Heroes and Villains of the Westward Expansion:
    • 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. 2014, Eve O. Schaub, “Everything Tastes Like Bananas and Dates”, in Year of No Sugar: A Memoir, Naperville, Ill.: Sourcebooks, →ISBN, page 56:

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Napoleon en · PROPN

Pronunciation

  • /nəˈpəʊ.li.ən/
  • (Southern-England) audio

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”).

Meanings

  1. 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.
  3. A village in Silesia, Poland.
  4. A number of places in the United States: ▸ A ghost town in Arkansas.
  5. A number of places in the United States: ▸ A town in Indiana.
  6. A number of places in the United States: ▸ An unincorporated community in Kentucky.
  7. A number of places in the United States: ▸ A township and census-designated place therein, in Jackson County, Michigan.
  8. A number of places in the United States: ▸ An unincorporated community in Mississippi.
  9. A number of places in the United States: ▸ A city in Missouri.
  10. A number of places in the United States: ▸ A city, the county seat of Logan County, North Dakota.
  11. A number of places in the United States: ▸ A city, the county seat of Henry County, Ohio.
  12. A number of places in the United States: ▸ A township in Henry County, Ohio.
  13. A surname.

Deriveds

Napoleon brandy · Napoleon bigarreau · Napoleon Reef · Napoleonesque · Napoleon complex · Napoleonana · Napoleon cherry · Napoleonville · Napoleon pastry · Napoleon syndrome · Napoleon point · Napoleonology · Napoleonist · Napoleon gun · napoleonite · Napoleonism · Napoleon Bigarreau · Napoleonize · Macroleon · Napoleoniana · Napoleon boot · Napoleon cake · Napoleonic · Napoleonian

Relateds

Napoléon

Translations (51)

ur نپولین (Napoleon Bonaparte) · hu Napóleon (Napoleon Bonaparte) · ro Napoleon (male given name) · vi Napôlêông (male given name) · ko 나폴레옹 (Napoleon Bonaparte) · hu Napóleon (male given name) · ar نَابُلْيُون (Napoleon Bonaparte) · ru Наполео́н (male given name) · vi Nã Phá Luân (Napoleon Bonaparte) · la Neāpoliō (male given name) · sh Наполеон (Napoleon Bonaparte) · de Napoleon (Napoleon Bonaparte) · co Nabulione (Napoleon Bonaparte) · pt Napoleão (Napoleon Bonaparte) · es Napoleón (Napoleon Bonaparte) · fa ناپلئون (Napoleon Bonaparte) · pl Napoleon (Napoleon Bonaparte) · ro Napoleon (Napoleon Bonaparte) · uk Наполео́н (Napoleon Bonaparte) · cs Napoleon (male given name) · ko 나뽈레옹 (Napoleon Bonaparte) · vi Nã Phá Luân (male given name) · sh Napoleon (Napoleon Bonaparte) · ru Наполео́н (Napoleon Bonaparte) · it Napoleone (male given name) · ca Napoleó (Napoleon Bonaparte) · fo Napoleon (Napoleon Bonaparte) · pt Napoleão (male given name) · it Napoleone (Napoleon Bonaparte) · cmn 拿破侖 /拿破仑 (male given name) · he נפוליאון (Napoleon Bonaparte) · hy Նապոլեոն (Napoleon Bonaparte) · sv Napoleon (Napoleon Bonaparte) · fi Napoleon (Napoleon Bonaparte) · co Napulione (Napoleon Bonaparte) · bg Наполео́н (Napoleon Bonaparte) · vi Napôlêông (Napoleon Bonaparte) · cs Napoleon (Napoleon Bonaparte) · ca Napoleó (male given name) · mk Наполео́н (Napoleon Bonaparte) · ja ナポレオン (Napoleon Bonaparte) · be Напалео́н (Napoleon Bonaparte) · fo Napoleon (male given name) · el Ναπολέων (Napoleon Bonaparte) · fr Napoléon (male given name) · cmn 拿破侖 /拿破仑 (Napoleon Bonaparte) · fr Napoléon (Napoleon Bonaparte) · pl Napoleon (male given name) · la Neāpoliō (Napoleon Bonaparte) · tr Napolyon (Napoleon Bonaparte) · hi नेपोलियन (Napoleon Bonaparte)

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