Bonaparte

[boh-nuh-pahrt; French baw-na-part]

noun

Jé·rôme

[juh-rohm; French zhey-rohm] /dʒəˈroʊm; French ʒeɪˈroʊm/, 1784–1860, king of Westphalia 1807 (brother of Napoleon I).

Jo·seph

[joh-zuh f, -suh f; French zhaw-zef] /ˈdʒoʊ zəf, -səf; French ʒɔˈzɛf/, 1768–1844, king of Naples 1806–08; king of Spain 1808–13 (brother of Napoleon I).

Lou·is

[loo-ee; French lwee; Dutch loo-ee] /ˈlu i; French lwi; Dutch luˈi/, 1778–1846, king of Holland 1806–10 (brother of Napoleon I).

Lou·is Na·po·lé·on

[loo-ee nuh-poh-lee-uh n; French lwee na-paw-ley-awn] /ˈlu i nəˈpoʊ li ən; French lwi na pɔ leɪˈɔ̃/. Napoleon III.

Lu·cien

[loo-shuh n; French ly-syan] /ˈlu ʃən; French lüˈsyɛ̃/, 1775–1840, prince of Canino, a principality in Italy (brother of Napoleon I).

Napoléon. Napoleon I.

Napoléon. Napoleon II.

Italian Buonaparte.

Related formsBo·na·par·te·an, adjective

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Contemporary Examples of bonaparte

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Historical Examples of bonaparte

It was the third day of the family's absence from the Bonaparte house.
The Boy Life of Napoleon
Eugenie Foa
For the first time, the Bonaparte boys were leaving their mother and their home.
The Boy Life of Napoleon
Eugenie Foa
Meantime things were going from bad to worse in the Bonaparte home.
The Boy Life of Napoleon
Eugenie Foa
Now, this all took money; and there was but little money in the Bonaparte house to take.
The Boy Life of Napoleon
Eugenie Foa
"And why not, young Bonaparte," Demetrius laughed back in reply.
The Boy Life of Napoleon
Eugenie Foa

British Dictionary definitions for bonaparte

Bonaparte

noun

See Napoleon I

Jérôme (ʒerom), brother of Napoleon I. 1784–1860, king of Westphalia (1807–13)

Joseph (ʒozɛf), brother of Napoleon I. 1768–1844, king of Naples (1806–08) and of Spain (1808–13)

Louis (lwi), brother of Napoleon I. 1778–1846, king of Holland (1806–10)

Lucien (lysjɛ̃), brother of Napoleon I. 1775–1840, prince of Canino

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