Napoleonic

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/nəˌpəʊliˈɒnɪk/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(nə pō′lē on′ik)


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Na•po•le•on•ic  (nə pō′lē on′ik),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. World Historypertaining to, resembling, or suggestive of Napoleon I, or, less often, Napoleon III, or their dynasty:the Napoleonic era; a Napoleonic attitude toward one's employees.
  • Napoleon + -ic 1860–65
Na•po′le•on′i•cal•ly, adv. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Napoleonic / nəˌpəʊlɪˈɒnɪk/
  1. relating to or characteristic of Napoleon I or his era
'Napoleonic' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Charles IV - Code Napoléon - Forester - Hardenberg - Hessian - Moreau - Murat - Napoleonic Code - Napoleonic Wars - Nelson - Ney - Pitt - brigadier - empire - post-Napoleonic - pre-Napoleonic

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