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  Sir Charles James, 1782–1853, British general.

napier

¹ American  

[nay-pee-er] / ˈneɪ pi ər /

noun

Physics.

1. neper.

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Napier ² American  

[nay-pee-er, nuh-peer] / ˈneɪ pi ər, nəˈpɪər /

noun

1. Sir Charles James, 1782–1853, British general.

2. John, 1550–1617, Scottish mathematician: inventor of logarithms. Also Neper

3. Robert Cornelis 1st Baron Napier of Magdala, 1810–90, English field marshal.

4. former name of Napier-Hastings.

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Napier ¹ British  

/ ˈneɪpɪə /

noun

1. Sir Charles James. 1782–1853, British general and colonial administrator: conquered Sind (1843): governor of Sind (1843–47)

2. John. 1550–1617, Scottish mathematician: invented logarithms and pioneered the decimal notation used today

3. Robert ( Cornelis ), 1st Baron Napier of Magdala. 1810–90, British field marshal, who commanded in India during the Sikh Wars (1845, 1848–49) and the Indian Mutiny (1857–59). He captured Magdala (1868) while rescuing British diplomats from Ethiopia

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Napier ² British  

/ ˈneɪpɪə /

noun

1. a port in New Zealand, on E North Island on Hawke Bay: wool trade centre. Pop: 56 100 (2004 est)

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The ground beneath the canopy is almost bare but Mr Kariuki has planted napier grass, some arrow roots and maize a short distance away.

From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2018

It upgrades Napier Port to outperform, from neutral.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026

He eventually succeeded in 1836 with the assistance of Sir William Napier, a retired army officer and prominent military historian.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 7, 2026

The court heard that Erin's family provided a moving victim impact statement, and that she was due to start Edinburgh Napier University just weeks after her death and had "her whole life ahead of her".

From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026

Forsyth Barr downgrades Napier Port to “neutral,” from “outperform.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026

My plan was to have gone on to Attegrat, to have stopped a day or two there, and to have returned in plenty of time to have gone up again with Sir Robert Napier.

From March to Magdala by G. A. (George Alfred) Henty

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