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  Sir Charles James, 1782–1853, British general.

napier

¹ American  

[ney-pee-er] / ˈneɪ pi ər /

noun

Physics.

1. neper.

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Napier ² American  

[ney-pee-er, nuh-peer] / ˈneɪ pi ər, nəˈpɪər /

noun

1. Sir Charles James, 1782–1853, British general.

2. John, 1550–1617, Scottish mathematician: inventor of logarithms. Also Neper

3. Robert Cornelis 1st Baron Napier of Magdala, 1810–90, English field marshal.

4. former name of Napier-Hastings.

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Napier ¹ British  

/ ˈneɪpɪə /

noun

1. Sir Charles James. 1782–1853, British general and colonial administrator: conquered Sind (1843): governor of Sind (1843–47)

2. John. 1550–1617, Scottish mathematician: invented logarithms and pioneered the decimal notation used today

3. Robert ( Cornelis ), 1st Baron Napier of Magdala. 1810–90, British field marshal, who commanded in India during the Sikh Wars (1845, 1848–49) and the Indian Mutiny (1857–59). He captured Magdala (1868) while rescuing British diplomats from Ethiopia

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Napier ² British  

/ ˈneɪpɪə /

noun

1. a port in New Zealand, on E North Island on Hawke Bay: wool trade centre. Pop: 56 100 (2004 est)

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The ground beneath the canopy is almost bare but Mr Kariuki has planted napier grass, some arrow roots and maize a short distance away.

From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2018

Forsyth Barr downgrades Napier Port to “neutral,” from “outperform.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026

Judith Mair, a visiting professor at Edinburgh Napier University says the festival of Hogmanay in Scotland goes back to pagan times.

From BBC ● Dec. 29, 2025

Napier Barracks housed more than 300 asylum seekers at its peak, but was believed to have fewer than 100 residents ahead of its closure.

From BBC ● Dec. 20, 2025

New Zealand won the first ODI in Christchurch by seven runs and followed up with a five-wicket victory with three balls to spare in the rain-hit second game in Napier on Wednesday.

From Barron's ● Nov. 22, 2025

From what I hear, and from what I see in the English papers, pressure is being strongly applied to Sir Robert Napier to move forward.

From March to Magdala by Henty, G. A. (George Alfred)