Bonaparte

[boh-nuh-pahrt; Fr. baw-na-part]

Bo·na·parte

[boh-nuh-pahrt; Fr. baw-na-part]
noun
1.
Jé·rôme [juh-rohm; Fr. zhey-rohm] , 1784–1860, king of Westphalia 1807 (brother of Napoleon I).
2.
Jo·seph [joh-zuhf, -suhf; Fr. zhaw-zef] , 1768–1844, king of Naples 1806–08; king of Spain 1808–13 (brother of Napoleon I).
3.
Lou·is [loo-ee; Fr. lwee; Du. loo-ee] , 1778–1846, king of Holland 1806–10 (brother of Napoleon I).
4.
Lou·is Na·po·lé·on [loo-ee nuh-poh-lee-uhn; Fr. lwee na-paw-ley-awn] . Napoleon III.
5.
Lu·cien [loo-shuhn; Fr. ly-syan] , 1775–1840, prince of Canino, a principality in Italy (brother of Napoleon I).
EXPAND
6.
Napoléon. Napoleon I.
7.
Napoléon. Napoleon II.
COLLAPSE
Italian, Buonaparte.

Bo·na·par·te·an, adjective
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a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
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Bonaparte (ˈbəʊnəˌpɑːt, French bɔnapart)
 
n
1.  See Napoleon I
2.  Jérôme (ʒerom), brother of Napoleon I. 1784--1860, king of Westphalia (1807--13)
3.  Joseph (ʒozɛf), brother of Napoleon I. 1768--1844, king of Naples (1806--08) and of Spain (1808--13)
4.  Louis (lwi), brother of Napoleon I. 1778--1846, king of Holland (1806--10)
5.  Lucien (lysjɛ̃), brother of Napoleon I. 1775--1840, prince of Canino

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