Napoleonic

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/nəˌpoʊliˈɒnɪk/

adjective

Of or pertaining to Napoleon Bonaparte.

“Napoleonic Wars”

Less commonScrabble 14

Meanings

adjectiveNapoleonic (not comparable)

alternative Napoléonic

  1. not comparableOf or pertaining to Napoleon Bonaparte.

    Napoleonic Wars

    1 more example

    A half-burned cigar rolled between his mobile lips, he sat on the back of his neck, and yet he had an air Napoleonic; Nietzschean, it might better be said—although it is safe to assert that these moulders of American institutions knew little about that terrible philosopher who had raised his voice against the “slave morals of Christianity.”

    1917, Winston Churchill, The Dwelling-Place of Light, New York, N.Y.: The Macmillan Company, page 341
  2. not comparableSuffering from Napoleon complex.
  3. not comparableHaving to do with the Napoleonic Wars.

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Translations

Catalan napoleònic
  • napoleònicof or pertaining to Napoleon Bonaparte
Czech napoleonský
  • napoleonskýof or pertaining to Napoleon Bonaparte
Dutch napoleontisch
  • napoleontischof or pertaining to Napoleon Bonaparte
French napoléonien
  • napoléonienof or pertaining to Napoleon Bonaparte
German napoleonisch
  • napoleonischof or pertaining to Napoleon Bonaparte
Hungarian napóleoni
  • napóleoniof or pertaining to Napoleon Bonaparte
Italian napoleonico
  • napoleonicoof or pertaining to Napoleon Bonaparte
Polish napoleoński
  • napoleońskiof or pertaining to Napoleon Bonaparte
Portuguese napoleónico, napoleônico
  • napoleónicoof or pertaining to Napoleon Bonaparte
  • napoleônicoof or pertaining to Napoleon Bonaparte
Russian наполеоновский
  • наполеоновский (napoleonovskij)of or pertaining to Napoleon Bonaparte
Spanish napoleónico
  • napoleónicoof or pertaining to Napoleon Bonaparte
Swedish napoleonsk, napoleonisk
  • napoleonskof or pertaining to Napoleon Bonaparte
  • napoleoniskof or pertaining to Napoleon Bonaparte
Ukrainian наполео́нівський
  • наполео́нівський (napoleónivsʹkyj)of or pertaining to Napoleon Bonaparte

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Cite this entry
APA

Napoleonic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Napoleonic

MLA

“Napoleonic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Napoleonic. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Napoleonic,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Napoleonic.

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