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- [nuh-poh-lee-uh n, -pohl-yuh n]
- /nəˈpoʊ li ən, -ˈpoʊl yən/
- /nəˈpəʊljən/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [nuh-poh-lee-uh n, -pohl-yuh n]
- /nəˈpoʊ li ən, -ˈpoʊl yən/
Definitions of napoleon word
- noun napoleon (Louis Napoleon; Charles Louis Napoleon Bonaparte) [loo-ee;; French lwee] /ˈlu i;; French lwi/ (Show IPA), 1808–73, president of France 1848–52, emperor of France 1852–70 (nephew of Napoleon I). 1
- noun napoleon A flaky rectangular pastry with a sweet filling. 1
- noun napoleon Corsican emperor of France 1
- noun napoleon a former French gold coin worth 20 francs bearing a portrait of either Napoleon I or Napoleon III 0
- noun napoleon Napoleon II(born François Charles Joseph Napoléon Bonaparte) Duke of Reichstadt 1811-32; titular emperor of France: son of Napoleon I & Marie Louise 0
- noun napoleon a former gold coin of France, equivalent to 20 francs, with a portrait of Napoleon I (or III) on it 0
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Origin of napoleon
First appearance:
before 1805 One of the 41% newest English words
First recorded in 1805-15, napoleon is from the French word napoléon
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Parts of speech for Napoleon
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
napoleon popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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