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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.


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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Danish restaurant critic Ole Troelsø, who has covered Copenhagen’s food scene for two decades said the chef has always reminded him of Napoleon Bonaparte for his “relentless drive to conquer new territory.”

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The institution was founded by Napoleon Bonaparte in 1800 to promote economic recovery after the revolution.

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He’d made what Charles Krauthammer described in Time magazine, somewhat facetiously, as the greatest comeback since Napoleon Bonaparte sailed a single-masted fleet from the island of Elba in 1815.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady

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