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napier
1[ ney-pee-er ]
Napier
2[ ney-pee-er nuh-peer ]
noun
- Sir Charles James, 1782–1853, British general.
- John, 1550–1617, Scottish mathematician: inventor of logarithms. Also Ne·per [].
- Robert Cor·ne·lis [kawr-, nee, -lis], 1st Baron Napier of Magdala, 1810–90, English field marshal.
- former name of Napier-Hastings.
Napier
1/ ˈneɪpɪə /
noun
- a port in New Zealand, on E North Island on Hawke Bay: wool trade centre. Pop: 56 100 (2004 est)
Napier
2/ ˈneɪpɪə /
noun
- NapierSir Charles James17821853MBritishMILITARY: generalPOLITICS: colonial administrator Sir Charles James. 1782–1853, British general and colonial administrator: conquered Sind (1843): governor of Sind (1843–47)
- NapierJohn15501617MScottishSCIENCE: mathematicianTECHNOLOGY: inventor John. 1550–1617, Scottish mathematician: invented logarithms and pioneered the decimal notation used today
- NapierRobert (Cornelis), 1st Baron Napier of Magdala18101890MBritishMILITARY: general Robert ( Cornelis ), 1st Baron Napier of Magdala. 1810–90, British field marshal, who commanded in India during the Sikh Wars (1845, 1848–49) and the Indian Mutiny (1857–59). He captured Magdala (1868) while rescuing British diplomats from Ethiopia
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We can conscientiously recommend 'Neutronics,' by Dr. Napier, to the careful perusal of our invalid readers.
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Figueiras was reduced by a naval expedition, under Admiral Napier, and Coimbra opened its gates to the duke himself.
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At any rate, a glance at the pages of a Napier, or a word from the Duke of Wellington would have enlightened him on the subject.
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Mrs. Napier has a pet school for boys, kept by a cousin of hers, I fancy, that ought to be a fairly useful one.
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This, which Napier described as "the ordinary food of the Portuguese," is the backbone of the worker's menu.
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