napoleon


Definition: Meaning of, napoleon in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / nəˈpəʊlɪən /

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  1. a rectangular piece of pastry with thin flaky layers and filled with custard cream
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Napoleon


Definition: Meaning of, Napoleon in English to English dictionary.

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Napoleon Bonaparte
  1. (1769-1821) the EMPEROR of France from 1804 to 1815. He was a great and very skilful military leader and his armies took control of many European countries, which then became part of his EMPIRE . In 1815 he was defeated at the Battle of WATERLOO and was forced to spend the rest of his life on the island of St Helena. Napoleon also changed the way that France was organized, and established a new system of laws, called the 'Napoleonic Code', on which modern French law is based.
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  2. a main character in Animal Farm, a SATIRE on the Soviet Union by George Orwell. Napoleon is a pig who chases his RIVAL s off the farm to win power. Napoleon represents the Soviet DICTATOR Joseph Stalin.
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Napoleon used in phrases

  • Charles Louis Napoleon Bonaparte (noun)
    1. 1808-1873 nephew of Napoleon I and emperor of the French from 1852 to 1871
  • Emperor Napoleon III (noun)
    1. 1808-1873 nephew of Napoleon I and emperor of the French from 1852 to 1871
  • Napoleon Bonaparte (noun)
    1. 1769-1821 french general who became emperor of the French
  • Napoleon I (noun)
    1. 1769-1821 french general who became emperor of the French
  • Napoleon III (noun)
    1. 1808-1873 nephew of Napoleon I and emperor of the French from 1852 to 1871
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