napoleons
napoleons is the plural of napoleon.
Meaning of napoleon
Noun
napoleon (countable and uncountable, plural napoleons)
- The franc germinal: a 20-franc gold coin issued under Napoleon I of France.
- Synonyms:
- louis, louis d'or, franc germinal
- Other subsequent 20-franc coins, notes, or values.
- We had occasion some months ago to strengthen our resources, and borrowed, for that purpose, thirty thousand napoleons from the Bank of France.1891, Arthur Conan Doyle, The Adventure of the Red-Headed League, Norton, published 2005, page 67
- A person resembling Napoleon Bonaparte, (usually) in having come to dominate an area or sphere of activity through ruthlessness or illegality as well as surpassing ability.
- He [sc. James Moriarty] is the Napoleon of crime, Watson. He is the organizer of half that is evil and of nearly all that is undetected in this great city [sc. London]. He is a genius, a philosopher, an abstract thinker.1894, Arthur Conan Doyle, The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, page 260
- A 19th-century five-card trick-taking game simplified from euchre.
Noun capitalized: Napoleons
Napoleons
- plural of Napoleon
Phrases with napoleons
Questions about napoleons
- What is napoleons the plural of?
- Napoleons is the plural of napoleon.
- What part of speech is napoleons?
- Napoleons is a noun.
Words near napoleons in the dictionary
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