Napoleon

From French Napoléon, from Italian Napoleone, name of an early saint, of uncertain origin; possibly from the Germanic clan name Nibelung. By folk etymology explained as Napoli (“Naples”) + leone (“lion”).

• IPA^(key): /nəˈpəʊ.li.ən/

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Napoleon

1. Napoleon Bonaparte (1769–1821), a French military commander and political leader.

   Alternative form: Napoléon

2. A male given name from Italian sometimes given in honor of the French emperor.
3. A village in Silesia, Poland.
4. A number of places in the United States:
   1. A ghost town in Arkansas.
   2. A town in Indiana.
   3. An unincorporated community in Kentucky.
   4. A township and census-designated place therein, in Jackson County, Michigan.
   5. An unincorporated community in Mississippi.
   6. A city in Missouri.
   7. A city, the county seat of Logan County, North Dakota.
   8. A city, the county seat of Henry County, Ohio.
   9. A township in Henry County, Ohio.

Napoleon (plural Napoleons)

1. Alternative form of napoleon.
   • 1893, Arthur Conan Doyle, The Final Problem:

     He [Professor Moriarty] is the Napoleon of crime, Watson.

   • 2011, Robert Morgan, Lions of the West: Heroes and Villains of the Westward Expansion:

     Always an eloquent speaker, Polk became known as the Napoleon of the stump.

   • 1896, J.S. Ogilvie, “A Biographical Sketch of William McKinley.”, in The Life and Speeches of William McKinley.:

     He [William McKinley] has been called the Napoleon of protection, as other men have been called Napoleons of finance.

Napoleon

1. a male given name

Borrowed from French Napoléon.

• IPA^(key): [ˈnapolɛon]
• Rhymes: -ɛon
• Hyphenation: Na‧po‧leon

Napoleon m anim (relational adjective Napoleonův)

1. a male given name in French, Napoléon, usually referring to Napoleon Bonaparte
2. a person behaving like Napoleon Bonaparte
   • 2017, Zdeněk Svěrák, “Dubnová povídka”, in Nové povídky‎^[1], Fragment, →ISBN, page 76:

     Podívejte se, pane Plíšek, Hitleři a Napoleoni jsou pořád v kurzu. To je v psychiatrii takovej folklor.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

• “Napoleon”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “Napoleon”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989

Borrowed from French Napoléon.

• IPA^(key): /naːˈpoː.leː.ɔn/, /naːˈpoː.li.ɔn/

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• Hyphenation: Na‧po‧le‧on

Napoleon m

1. Napoleon Bonaparte
2. Louis Bonaparte (generally called "Lodewijk Napoleon")

• napoleon
• napoleontisch

From French Napoléon, from Italian Napoleone, name of an early saint, of uncertain origin.

• IPA^(key): /naˈpʰoː.lɪ.ɔn/

Napoleon m

1. a male given name

Patronymics

• son of Napoleon: Napoleonsson
• daughter of Napoleon: Napoleonsdóttir

• Poli m

• IPA^(key): /ˌnaˈpoːleɔn/

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• Hyphenation: Na‧po‧le‧on

Napoleon m (proper noun, strong, genitive Napoleons)

1. (history) Napoleon Bonaparte

• napoleonisch
• Westentaschennapoleon (derogatory)

Borrowed from French Napoléon, from Italian Napoleone.

• IPA^(key): /na.pɔˈlɛ.ɔn/

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• Rhymes: -ɛɔn
• Syllabification: Na‧po‧le‧on
• Homophone: napoleon

Napoleon m pers

1. a male given name, equivalent to English Napoleon
2. Napoleon Bonaparte

• Napoleon in Polish dictionaries at PWN