Napoleonic

American  

[nuh-poh-lee-on-ik] / nəˌpoʊ liˈɒn ɪk /

adjective

1. pertaining to, resembling, or suggestive of Napoleon I, or, less often, Napoleon III, or their dynasty.

   the Napoleonic era; a Napoleonic attitude toward one's employees.

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Napoleonic British  

/ nəˌpəʊlɪˈɒnɪk /

adjective

1. relating to or characteristic of Napoleon I or his era

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Other Word Forms

• post-Napoleonic
  adjective
• pre-Napoleonic
  adjective
• Napoleonically
  adverb

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Etymology

Origin of Napoleonic

First recorded in 1860–65; Napoleon + -ic

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Example Sentences

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Napoleonic

I called it “A Fabulous Debt” after a British historian who studied U.K. debt following the Napoleonic Wars, when the debt-to-GDP ratio hit 200% to 300%.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 29, 2026

That often-less-heralded side of Scott has been there from his first feature, 1977’s “The Duellists,” which sets an obsessive two-man feud against the sweep of the Napoleonic Wars.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2026

Sand’s parents—Maurice Dupin de Francueil, a well-to-do Napoleonic officer, and Sophie Delaborde, a dancer and demimondaine—were married only one month before their daughter’s birth.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026

During the Napoleonic Wars in the 1810s, it was moved along with other manuscripts to the church of San Bernardo alle Terme in Rome for safekeeping.

From Science Daily ● May 17, 2026

Being so close to mainland Europe—a short sail to France—it had been a point of embarkation for British troops during the Napoleonic wars earlier in the century.

From "Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith" by Deborah Heiligman

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