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Bonaparte

[ boh-nuh-pahrt; French baw-na-part ]

noun

  1. é·ô [j, uh, -, rohm, zhey-, rohm], 1784–1860, king of Westphalia 1807 (brother of Napoleon I).
  2. · [joh, -z, uh, f, -s, uh, f, zhaw-, zef], 1768–1844, king of Naples 1806–08; king of Spain 1808–13 (brother of Napoleon I).
  3. dz· [loo, -ee, lwee, loo-, ee], 1778–1846, king of Holland 1806–10 (brother of Napoleon I).
  4. dz· Na·po·lé·on [loo, -ee n, uh, -, poh, -lee-, uh, n, lwee n, a, -paw-ley-, awn]. Napoleon III.
  5. · [loo, -sh, uh, n, l, y, -, syan], 1775–1840, prince of Canino, a principality in Italy (brother of Napoleon I).
  6. DZéDz. Napoleon I.
  7. DZéDz. Napoleon II.


Bonaparte

/ ˈbəʊnəˌpɑːt; bɔnapart /

noun

  1. Bonaparteéô17841860MFrenchPOLITICS: head of state éô (ʒerom), brother of Napoleon I. 1784–1860, king of Westphalia (1807–13)
  2. BonaparteJoseph17681844MFrenchPOLITICS: head of state Joseph (ʒozɛf), brother of Napoleon I. 1768–1844, king of Naples (1806–08) and of Spain (1808–13)
  3. BonaparteLouis17781846MFrenchPOLITICS: head of state Louis (lwi), brother of Napoleon I. 1778–1846, king of Holland (1806–10)
  4. BonaparteLucien17751840MFrenchPOLITICS: head of state Lucien (lysjɛ̃), brother of Napoleon I. 1775–1840, prince of Canino
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Beneath that on the bedside table is a biography of military genius Napoleon Bonaparte.

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The president of the United States posted a possibly apocryphal quote often attributed to Napoleon Bonaparte on social media Saturday: “He who saves his Country does not violate any Law.”

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She was mesmerized by the smooth-talking Sonny, who raffishly claimed to be a descendant of Napoleon Bonaparte.

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The idea to transport imposing obelisks to Paris came about at the turn of the 19th century, during Napoleon Bonaparte’s military campaign in Egypt.

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Researchers have been excavating the Belgian battlefield site of Napoleon Bonaparte’s last stand, the infamous Battle of Waterloo, since 2012.

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