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Napoleonic
[nuh-poh-lee-on-ik]
adjective
pertaining 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.
Napoleonic
/ əˌəʊɪˈɒɪ /
adjective
relating to or characteristic of Napoleon I or his era
Other Word Forms
- Napoleonically adverb
- post-Napoleonic adjective
- pre-Napoleonic adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of Napoleonic1
Example Sentences
The dish was born of French influence, tweaked during the Napoleonic invasion with water in place of milk and olive oil instead of butter.
Now it is at its smallest since the Napoleonic wars, at just over 70,000.
Still, because Priebus may be right that Trump was motivated chiefly by boredom, it’s impossible to be confident of the intent of his Napoleonic statement.
The British imperial age emerged from the cataclysmic Napoleonic Wars that unleashed the transformative power of England’s innovations in industry and global finance.
Their bandits aren’t limited to brief touchdowns in ancient Greece, the Napoleonic era and the Titanic.
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