napoleon

¹

[ nuh-poh-lee-uhn, -pohl-yuhn ]

noun

1. a pastry consisting of thin layers of puff paste interlaid with a cream or custard filling.
2. a former gold coin of France, equal to 20 francs and bearing a portrait either of Napoleon I or of Napoleon III.
3. Cards.
   1. a game in which the players bid for the privilege of naming the trump, stating the number of tricks they propose to win.
   2. a bid in this game to take all five tricks of a hand.

Napoleon

²

[ nuh-poh-lee-uhn, -pohl-yuhn ]

noun

1. Louis [loo, -ee, lwee]. Napoleon III.
2. a male given name.

napoleon

/ nəˈpəʊlɪən /

noun

1. a former French gold coin worth 20 francs bearing a portrait of either Napoleon I or Napoleon III
2. cards the full name for nap 3
3. the US name for millefeuille

Word History and Origins

Origin of napoleon¹

First recorded in 1805–15, napoleon is from the French word napoléon

Word History and Origins

Origin of napoleon¹

C19: from French napoléon, after Napoleon I

Example Sentences

Believing you were Napoleon was so common in the mid-19th century that at one point the Bicêtre asylum alone registered some 15 or so emperors among its inmates.

From Washington Post

It’s worth pointing out that Napoleon was one leader who was quite inclined toward mathematics.

From Freakonomics

I have visited 53 battlefields that Napoleon fought on, and it has taken me a lot of time.

From The Daily Beast

In his new book, Roberts seeks to persuade his readers that Napoleon was not an evil monster.

From The Daily Beast

Where Napoleon went wrong was he simply took one bad decision to go north back through Smolensk, rather than going south.

From The Daily Beast

In the Papal States Napoleon stopped the Jews having to wear the Papal star.

From The Daily Beast

So you are saying that Napoleon was not a totalitarian-dictator as many historians are eager to suggest?

From The Daily Beast

The Marshals were inclined to attribute their disgrace to the ill-will of Berthier and not to the temper of Napoleon.

From Project Gutenberg

On the establishment of the Empire Berthier, like many another, received the reward for his faithfulness to Napoleon.

From Project Gutenberg

Hence Napoleon was driven more and more to trust to the advice of the rash, unstable King of Naples.

From Project Gutenberg

Moreover, Napoleon, so great in many things, was so jealous of his own glory that he could be mean beyond words.

From Project Gutenberg

He distinguished himself under Napoleon, by whom he was greatly lamented.

From Project Gutenberg