napoleon

[ nuh-poh-lee-uh n, -pohl-yuh n ]

/ nəˈpoʊ li ən, -ˈpoʊl yən /

noun

a pastry consisting of thin layers of puff paste interlaid with a cream or custard filling.

a former gold coin of France, equal to 20 francs and bearing a portrait either of Napoleon I or of Napoleon III.

Cards.

a game in which the players bid for the privilege of naming the trump, stating the number of tricks they propose to win.
a bid in this game to take all five tricks of a hand.

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Origin of napoleon

First recorded in 1805–15, napoleon is from the French word napoléon

Words nearby napoleon

napkin, napkin ring, naples, naples yellow, napo, napoleon, napoleon bonaparte, napoleon i, napoleon ii, napoleon iii, napoleonic

Definition for napoleon (2 of 5)

Napoleon

[ nuh-poh-lee-uh n, -pohl-yuh n ]

/ nəˈpoʊ li ən, -ˈpoʊl yən /

noun

Louis

[loo-ee; French lwee] /ˈlu i; French lwi/. Napoleon III.

a male given name.

Definition for napoleon (3 of 5)

Napoleon I

noun

Napoleon Bonapartethe Little Corporal,1769–1821, French general born in Corsica: emperor of France 1804–15.

Definition for napoleon (4 of 5)

Napoleon II

noun

François Charles Joseph BonaparteDuke of Reichstadt,1811–32, titular king of Rome (son of Napoleon I).

Definition for napoleon (5 of 5)

Napoleon III

noun

Louis NapoleonCharles Louis Napoleon Bonaparte,

[loo-ee; French lwee] /ˈlu i; French lwi/1808–73, president of France 1848–52, emperor of France 1852–70 (nephew of Napoleon I).

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Example sentences from the Web for napoleon

I have visited 53 battlefields that Napoleon fought on, and it has taken me a lot of time.
Napoleon Was a Dynamite Dictator|J.P. O’Malley|November 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In his new book, Roberts seeks to persuade his readers that Napoleon was not an evil monster.
Napoleon Was a Dynamite Dictator|J.P. O’Malley|November 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Where Napoleon went wrong was he simply took one bad decision to go north back through Smolensk, rather than going south.
Napoleon Was a Dynamite Dictator|J.P. O’Malley|November 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST
So you are saying that Napoleon was not a totalitarian-dictator as many historians are eager to suggest?
Napoleon Was a Dynamite Dictator|J.P. O’Malley|November 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST

And he says that those who accuse Napoleon of killing off democracy misunderstand politics in 19th century Europe.
Napoleon Was a Dynamite Dictator|J.P. O’Malley|November 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Napoleon still kept his troops at Gaeta, but was finally brought to see that the conflict could only end in the one way.
Builders of United Italy|Rupert Sargent Holland
Napoleon thought he had Spain within his grasp, and now suddenly everything was slipping from him.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 7|Various
As Emerson said of Napoleon, they would shorten a straight line to get at a point.
Modern Eloquence: Vol III, After-Dinner Speeches P-Z|Various
In London they cite again the example of the wars of Napoleon, and conclude with: "What man has done man can do again."
In the World War|Count Ottokar Czernin
As time went on Napoleon's despotism grew more and more oppressive.
An Introduction to the History of Western Europe|James Harvey Robinson

British Dictionary definitions for napoleon (1 of 4)

napoleon

/ (nəˈpəʊlɪən) /

noun

a former French gold coin worth 20 francs bearing a portrait of either Napoleon I or Napoleon III

cards the full name for nap 3 (def. 1)

the US name for millefeuille

Word Origin for napoleon

C19: from French napoléon, after Napoleon I

British Dictionary definitions for napoleon (2 of 4)

Napoleon II

noun

Duke of Reichstadt. 1811–32, son of Napoleon Bonaparte and Marie Louise. He was known as the King of Rome during the first French empire and was entitled Napoleon II by Bonapartists after Napoleon I's death (1821)

British Dictionary definitions for napoleon (3 of 4)

Napoleon I

/ (nəˈpəʊlɪən) /

noun

full name Napoleon Bonaparte. 1769–1821, Emperor of the French (1804–15). He came to power as the result of a coup in 1799 and established an extensive European empire. A brilliant general, he defeated every European coalition against him until, irreparably weakened by the Peninsular War and the Russian campaign (1812), his armies were defeated at Leipzig (1813). He went into exile but escaped and ruled as emperor during the Hundred Days. He was finally defeated at Waterloo (1815). As an administrator, his achievements were of lasting significance and include the Code Napoléon, which remains the basis of French law

British Dictionary definitions for napoleon (4 of 4)

Napoleon III

noun

full name Charles Louis Napoleon Bonaparte, known as Louis-Napoleon. 1808–73, Emperor of the French (1852–70); nephew of Napoleon I. He led two abortive Bonapartist risings (1836; 1840) and was elected president of the Second Republic (1848), establishing the Second Empire in 1852. Originally successful in foreign affairs, he was deposed after the disastrous Franco-Prussian War

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