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  Sir Charles James, 1782–1853, British general.

napier

¹ American  

[ney-pee-er] / ˈneɪ pi ər /

noun

Physics.

1. neper.

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Napier ² American  

[ney-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

“The banking system is in rude health,” says Russell Napier, a global macro strategist and keeper of the Library of Mistakes, an Edinburgh-based collection of books on financial history.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 2, 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

Napier Barracks housed more than 300 asylum seekers at its peak, but was believed to have fewer than 100 residents ahead of its closure.

From BBC ● Dec. 20, 2025

The second ODI is Napier on Wednesday and the third in Hamilton on Saturday.

From Barron's ● Nov. 18, 2025

The difficulties are simply overwhelming, and I do not know of a position of greater responsibility than that of Sir Robert Napier at the present moment.

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