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Napoleon.

Napoleon Bonaparte (1769–1821), a French military commander and political leader.

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name/nəˈpəʊ.li.ən/

  1. Napoleon Bonaparte (1769–1821), a French military commander and political leader.

  2. A male given name from Italian sometimes given in honor of the French emperor.

  3. A village in Silesia, Poland.

  4. A number of places in the United States: A ghost town in Arkansas.

  5. A number of places in the United States: A town in Indiana.

  6. A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Kentucky.

  7. A number of places in the United States: A township and census-designated place therein, in Jackson County, Michigan.

  8. A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Mississippi.

  9. A number of places in the United States: A city in Missouri.

  10. A number of places in the United States: A city, the county seat of Logan County, North Dakota.

  11. A number of places in the United States: A city, the county seat of Henry County, Ohio.

  12. A number of places in the United States: A township in Henry County, Ohio.

  13. A surname.

Where this word comes from

From French Napoléon, from Italian Napoleone, name of an early saint, of uncertain origin; possibly from the Germanic clan name Nibelung. By folk etymology explained as Napoli (“Naples”) + leone (“lion”).

noun/nəˈpəʊ.li.ən/

  1. Alternative letter-case form of napoleon.

    alt-of · countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

From French Napoléon, from Italian Napoleone, name of an early saint, of uncertain origin; possibly from the Germanic clan name Nibelung. By folk etymology explained as Napoli (“Naples”) + leone (“lion”).

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