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Napoleon
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napoleon Napóleon napoléon Napoléon Napoleón
English
Places named +
thumb|Napoleon Bonaparte (sense 1)
Etymology
From en fr Napoléon, from en it Napoleone, name of an early saint, of uncertain origin; possibly from the en gem clan name en Nibelung. By folk etymology explained as it Napoli Naples + it leone lion.
Pronunciation
en /nəˈpəʊ.li.ən/
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Napoleon.wav Southern England
Proper noun
Napoleon Bonaparte (1769–1821), a French military commander and political leader. en Individuals Napoleonic Wars
en Napoléon
en male Italian sometimes given in honor of the French emperor.
en village r/Silesia c/Poland.
en number of places c/USA:
en ghost town s/Arkansas.
en town s/Indiana.
en unincorporated community s/Kentucky.
en twp/and/CDP therein, in co/Jackson County s/Michigan.
en unincorporated community s/Mississippi.
en city s/Missouri.
en city/county seat co/Logan County s/North Dakota.
en city/county seat co/Henry County s/Ohio.en eponyms
en twp co/Henry County s/Ohio.
en.
Derived terms
en Napoleonana Napoleoniana Napoleonolatry Napoleon bigarreau Napoleon Bigarreau Napoleon boot Napoleon cake Napoleon cherry Napoleon pastry napoleonite Napoleonize Napoleonology Napoleonic Napoleonist Napoleonian Napoleonesque Napoleon complex Napoleon syndrome Napoleonism Napoleonville Napoleon point Macroleon Napoleon gun Napoleon brandy Napoleon Reef
Translations
Napoleon Bonaparte
Arabic: ar نَابُلْيُون m nabulyūn
Armenian: hy Նապոլեոն
Belarusian: be Напалео́н m
Bulgarian: bg Наполео́н m
Catalan: ca Napoleó m
Chinese:
Mandarin: cmn 拿破侖 Nápòlún
Corsican: co Nabulione, co Napulione
Czech: cs Napoleon m
Faroese: fo Napoleon m
Finnish: fi Napoleon
French: fr Napoléon
German: de Napoleon m
Greek: el Ναπολέων m
Hebrew: he נפוליאון m
Hindi: hi नेपोलियन
Hungarian: hu Napóleon
Italian: it Napoleone
Japanese: ja ナポレオン Naporeon
Korean: ko ^나폴레옹 South Korea, ko ^나뽈레옹 North Korea
Latin: la Neāpoliō m
Macedonian: mk Наполео́н m
Persian: fa ناپلئون nâpele'on
Polish: pl Napoleon m
Portuguese: pt Napoleão m
Romanian: ro Napoleon
Russian: ru Наполео́н m
Serbo-Croatian:
Cyrillic: sh Наполеон m
Latin: sh Napoleon m
Spanish: es Napoleón m
Swedish: sv Napoleon m
Turkish: tr Napolyon
Ukrainian: uk Наполео́н m
Urdu: ur نپولین m
Vietnamese: vi Nã Phá Luân, vi Napôlêông
male given name
Catalan: ca Napoleó m
Chinese:
Mandarin: cmn 拿破侖
Czech: cs Napoleon m
Faroese: fo Napoleon m
French: fr Napoléon
Hungarian: hu Napóleon
Italian: it Napoleone
Latin: la Neāpoliō m
Polish: pl Napoleon m
Portuguese: pt Napoleão m
Romanian: ro Napoleon m
Russian: ru Наполео́н m
Vietnamese: vi Nã Phá Luân, vi Napôlêông
Statistics
According to the 2010 United States Census, Napoleon is the 11928th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2624 individuals. Napoleon is most common among Black/African-American (42.91%) and White (31.67%) individuals.
Noun
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en napoleon.
en 1893 w:Arthur Conan Doyle s:The Final Problem He [Professor Moriarty] is the Napoleon of crime, Watson.
en 1896 J.S. Ogilvie A Biographical Sketch of William McKinley. 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.
en 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.
en 2014 Eve O. Schaub Everything Tastes Like Bananas and Dates Year of No Sugar: A Memoir Naperville, Ill. Sourcebooks 56 https://archive.org/details/yearofnosugarmem0000scha/page/56/mode/1up 9781402295874 I recall floating my blimp-like self down to the ladies’ room for what was my ninth or tenth visit when I was offered a beautiful slice of pastry—a Napoleon—by a passing waiter. By the time I returned to my table, there were no beautiful, fluffy, shiny little slices of Napoleon left. All gone.
Cebuano
Proper noun
ceb proper noun
ceb male
Czech
thumb|Napoleon Bonaparte
cs:+ Bonaparte
Etymology
cs :bor fr:Napoléon + 1
Pronunciation
cs ɛon 4
cs Na po leon
Proper noun
m-an Napoleonův
cs fr Napoléon male given name, usually referring to Napoleon Bonaparte
a person behaving like Napoleon Bonaparte
cs 2017 Zdeněk Svěrák Nové povídky Dubnová povídka 76 Fragment https://books.google.cz/books?id=t389AgAAQBAJ&pg=PA76&dq=%22Napoleoni%22#v=onepage&q=%22Napoleoni%22&f=false 978-80-253-1233-9 Podívejte se, pane Plíšek, Hitleři a Napoleoni jsou pořád v kurzu. To je v psychiatrii takovej folklor.
Declension
m.an.nompli
Derived terms
cs napoleon Napoleonek napoleonka napoleonské války napoleonský napoleonovský napoleonský komplex
Further reading
cs eponyms
cs People
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from nl fr Napoléon.
Pronunciation
nl /naːˈpoː.leː.ɔn/ /naːˈpoː.li.ɔn/
nl Nl-Napoleon.ogg
nl Na po le on
Proper noun
m
Napoleon Bonaparte
Louis Bonaparte generally called "Lodewijk Napoleon"
Derived terms
nl napoleon
nl napoleontisch
Faroese
Etymology
From fo fr Napoléon, from fo it Napoleone, name of an early saint, of uncertain origin.
Pronunciation
fo /naˈpʰoː.lɪ.ɔn/
Proper noun
fo proper noun m
fo male
Usage notes
m Napoleonsson Napoleonsdóttir
Declension
Napoleon Napoleon Napoleoni Napoleons
Derived terms
fo Poli m
German
Pronunciation
de /ˌnaˈpoːleɔn/
de De-Napoleon.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
de Na po le on
Proper noun
m
de history Napoleon Bonaparte
Declension
surname
Derived terms
de napoleonisch
de Westentaschennapoleon (derogatory)
Polish
pl:
Etymology
pl :bor fr:Napoléon 2 1
Pronunciation
Pl-Napoleon.ogg napoleon
Proper noun
m-pr
pl male Napoleon
Napoleon Napoleon Bonaparte
Declension
Napoleonowie
Derived terms
pl adjective napoleoński
pl nouns napoleoniana napoleonika napoleonista napoleonizm napoleonka
Related terms
pl nouns napoleon napoleondor
Further reading
pl History of France Individuals