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Meaning of Napoleonian | Babel Free

Adjective CEFR C1
nəˌpəʊ.liˈəʊ.ni.ən

Definitions

Of or relating to Napoleon Bonaparte.

Equivalents

Polski napoleoński

Examples

“The Napoléonian nobility, the diplomatic body, the dignitaries actually in office, seem to have a predilection for this quarter.”
“To some extent the Napoléonian reorganisation can be regarded as the outcome of the long term evolution of the schooling provision, even if it represented a radically new start.”
“The French travellers can be differentiated socially and historically, first of all, into two groups: university travellers, i.e., in the Napoléonian meaning of the word, people working in faculties as well as in lycées, on the left side and in the bottom left-hand corner of Diagram 3, and non-university travellers, i.e. librarians, amateurs, archivists, and grands établissements personnel, on the right side and in the bottom right-hand corner of the diagram.”

CEFR level

C1
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This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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