Bonaparte

American  

[boh-nuh-pahrt, baw-na-part] / ˈboʊ nəˌpɑrt, bɔ naˈpart /

noun

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

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

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

4. Louis Napoléon Napoleon III.

5. Lucien 1775–1840, prince of Canino, a principality in Italy (brother of Napoleon I).

6. Napoléon. Napoleon I.

7. Napoléon. Napoleon II.

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Bonaparte British  

/ ˈbəʊnəˌpɑːt, bɔnapart /

noun

1. See Napoleon I

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

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

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

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

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Other Word Forms

• Bonapartean adjective

Example Sentences

Napoleon Bonaparte’s dictatorship was a triumph of techne that put his nation at arms, but it failed to restore stable frameworks of themis.

From The Wall Street Journal

Entitled “Fed-President Pressure Index,” External link the study was conducted by Yosef Bonaparte, a finance professor at the University of Colorado at Denver’s Business School.

From Barron's

Monarchical trappings dignified Napoleon Bonaparte’s power grab and still dignify the Inauguration Days of American presidents.

From The Wall Street Journal

In 1800, he was commissioned to create a portrait of the young Corsican general Napoleon Bonaparte.

From The Wall Street Journal

The Torlonias, immigrants from France to Napoleon’s Italy, became bankers to the Papal States and the Bonaparte family, acquiring immense wealth, an impressive real-estate portfolio and a string of noble titles.

From The Wall Street Journal