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Bonaparte

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

noun

  1. Jé·rôme [j, uh, -, rohm, zhey-, rohm], 1784–1860, king of Westphalia 1807 (brother of Napoleon I).
  2. Jo·seph [joh, -z, uh, f, -s, uh, f, zhaw-, zef], 1768–1844, king of Naples 1806–08; king of Spain 1808–13 (brother of Napoleon I).
  3. Lou·is [loo, -ee, lwee, loo-, ee], 1778–1846, king of Holland 1806–10 (brother of Napoleon I).
  4. Lou·is Na·po·lé·on [loo, -ee n, uh, -, poh, -lee-, uh, n, lwee n, a, -paw-ley-, awn]. Napoleon III.
  5. Lu·cien [loo, -sh, uh, n, l, y, -, syan], 1775–1840, prince of Canino, a principality in Italy (brother of Napoleon I).
  6. Napoléon. Napoleon I.
  7. Napoléon. Napoleon II.


Bonaparte

/ ˈbəʊnəˌpɑːt; bɔnapart /

noun

  1. BonaparteJérôme17841860MFrenchPOLITICS: head of state Jérôme (ʒerom), brother of Napoleon I. 1784–1860, king of Westphalia (1807–13)
  2. BonaparteJoseph17681844MFrenchPOLITICS: head of state Joseph (ʒozɛf), brother of Napoleon I. 1768–1844, king of Naples (1806–08) and of Spain (1808–13)
  3. BonaparteLouis17781846MFrenchPOLITICS: head of state Louis (lwi), brother of Napoleon I. 1778–1846, king of Holland (1806–10)
  4. BonaparteLucien17751840MFrenchPOLITICS: head of state Lucien (lysjɛ̃), brother of Napoleon I. 1775–1840, prince of Canino
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Example Sentences

This political disengagement paved the way for Bonaparte’s eventual coup.

And nobody personifies the great man view of history better than Napoleon Bonaparte.

If you ever wondered where the American political ritual of baby kissing derived, Bonaparte may be the source.

It was Napoleon Bonaparte, more than 200 years ago, who quipped that an Army marches on its stomach.

To open her chapter on the role that children play in marriage, Blyth quotes Napoleon Bonaparte.

Sweden excluded British goods, conformably to the continental system established by Bonaparte.

Thanks to Berthier's admirable system, Bonaparte was kept in touch with every part of his command.

To Berthier, if to any one, Bonaparte entrusted his secret designs, for he knew that he could do so in safety.

By the end of the campaign of 1796 he had proved that he was as great a chief of the staff as Bonaparte was a great commander.

Bonaparte invaded Venice pretending that the Venetians had illtreated the French.

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