Complete Definition of "napoleon"

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Etymology
From the French Imperial forename Napoleon, usually with reference to w:Napoleon Bonaparte|Napoleon Bonaparte.

Pronunciation
IPA|/n�'p��lɪ�n/
:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-��li�n|-��li�n

Noun
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  1. a gold coin worth twenty francs issued by Napoleon I; a twenty-franc coin

#:*1891: We had occasion some months ago to strengthen our resources, and borrowed, for that purpose, thirty thousand napoleons from the Bank of France. � Arthur Conan Doyle, �The Red-Headed League� (Norton 2005 p.67)

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