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

The War of 1812 was fought in North America between the United States and the United Kingdom as the Napoleonic Wars were drawing toward an end in Europe.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 7, 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

Two years before System de Min was incorporated, Dover Citadel Ltd bought the town's 250-year-old Napoleonic fort from the Ministry of Defence for £1.8m.

From BBC ● Mar. 30, 2026

Sargon settled himself on top of a Napoleonic cannon.

From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda

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