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Bonaparte

Bonaparte proper noun: a Corsican surname, most notably borne by Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821).

Proper noun

Bonaparte

  1. A Corsican surname, most notably borne by Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821).
  2. A former name for the island of Réunion.

Origin of Bonaparte

Ultimately from Italian buona (“good”) and parte (“part, share, portion”).

Words formed from Bonaparte

Questions about Bonaparte

What does Bonaparte mean?
Bonaparte means a Corsican surname, most notably borne by Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821).
What part of speech is Bonaparte?
Bonaparte is a proper noun.

Words near Bonaparte in the dictionary

  1. bonanoe
  2. bonanoes
  3. bonanos
  4. bonanza
  5. bonanzas
  6. Bonaparte
  7. Bonaparte's gull
  8. Bonaparte's gulls
  9. Bonaparte's sandpiper
  10. Bonaparte's weasel
  11. Bonapartean

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