Meaning of Napoleon | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Alternative spelling of Napoleon (“Napoleon Bonaparte”).
   alt-of, alternative
2. Napoleon Bonaparte (1769–1821), a French military commander and political leader.
3. The franc germinal: a 20-franc gold coin issued under Napoleon I of France.
   countable, historical, slang, uncountable
4. A male given name from Italian sometimes given in honor of the French emperor.
5. Other subsequent 20-franc coins, notes, or values.
   countable, historical, slang, uncountable
6. A village in Silesia, Poland.
7. A person resembling Napoleon Bonaparte, (usually) in having come to dominate an area or sphere of activity through ruthlessness or illegality as well as surpassing ability.
   countable, uncountable
8. A number of places in the United States:
9. A ghost town in Arkansas.
10. Clipping of Napoleon boot, a form of topboot worn by officers during the Napoleonic Wars.
    abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, countable, obsolete, uncountable
11. A town in Indiana.
12. Clipping of Napoleon gun, a 12-pounder cannon first used by the Second French Empire.
    abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, countable, historical, uncountable
13. An unincorporated community in Kentucky.
14. A 19th-century five-card trick-taking game simplified from euchre.
    uncountable
15. A township and census-designated place therein, in Jackson County, Michigan.
16. Clipping of double napoleon, a form of patience/solitaire.
    abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, uncountable
17. An unincorporated community in Mississippi.
18. A city in Missouri.
19. Clipping of Napoleon bigarreau, a variety of the white-fleshed bigarreau cherry; a variety of cherry tree bearing such fruit.
    abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, countable, uncountable
20. A city, the county seat of Logan County, North Dakota.
21. Clipping of Napoleon cake, another name for a millefeuille pastry.
    abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, countable, uncountable
22. A city, the county seat of Henry County, Ohio.
23. Clipping of Napoleon brandy, any excellent brandy; a serving of such a brandy.
    abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, countable, rare, uncountable
24. A township in Henry County, Ohio.
25. Ellipsis of Napoleon slice.
    abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

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

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

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

“We had occasion some months ago to strengthen our resources, and borrowed, for that purpose, thirty thousand napoleons from the Bank of France.”

“He [sc. James Moriarty] is the Napoleon of crime, Watson. He is the organizer of half that is evil and of nearly all that is undetected in this great city [sc. London]. He is a genius, a philosopher, an abstract thinker.”

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

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

“Fascinated, Miss Manvers thrust aside a garnished plate, took a gulp of the decoction called coffee, and attacked her napoleon.”

“No sooner also did the maritime war appear inevitable, than Napoléon concluded an arrangement with the United States of America, by which, in consideration of eighty millions of francs (L.3,200,000,) he ceded to them his whole rights, acquired by the convention with Spain, to Louisiana; anticipating thus, for a valuable consideration, the probable fate of a naval contest, and extricating from the hands of the British a valuable colonial possession, which would assuredly soon have become their prey (2). By these different means, Napoléon was enabled to put on foot a very large army for the invasion of Great Britain.”

“Napoléon’s power, at its apex in 1808 when Maurice Dupin died, was steady during the years when Sand’s two mothers were sharing her in relative peace (1808–1812). As the emperor embarked on a fatal war with Russia (1812–1814), Sand’s decisive break with her mother was approaching. Her description of Napoléon’s declining fortunes triggers Sand’s memories of childhood visions of herself flying over the vast icy stretches of Russia, her mission being to lead Napoléon and his lost armies back to their homeland.”

“As soon as Napoléon began making a name for himself as a successful general, Talleyrand began a flattering correspondence with him. Napoléon always recognized Talleyrand’s value but would often question his loyalty.”

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