Bonaparte

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

/ ˈboʊ nəˌpɑrt; French bɔ naˈpart /

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.

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Italian Buonaparte.

OTHER WORDS FROM Bonaparte

Bo·na·par·te·an, adjective

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Example sentences from the Web for bonaparte

If you ever wondered where the American political ritual of baby kissing derived, Bonaparte may be the source.
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A week later, we heard that Bonaparte was at Ramanieh, and had no doubt that the Turks would soon have him on them.
At Aboukir and Acre|George Alfred Henty
Bonaparte's marshals are great men, who act under the guidance of an omnipotent master-spirit.
Shirley|Charlotte Bront
His partisans—he has some—complacently compare him with his uncle, the first Bonaparte.
Napoleon the Little|Victor Hugo

Bonaparte's popularity filled them with anxiety and fearful misgivings.
The Empress Josephine|Louise Muhlbach
Bonaparte is too noble minded not to feel the value of such a life as this.
Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. III, No. XVII, October 1851|Various

British Dictionary definitions for bonaparte

Bonaparte

/ (ˈbəʊnəˌpɑːt, French bɔnapart) /

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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