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Definition of Bonaparte

1. Noun. French general who became emperor of the French (1769-1821).

Definition of Bonaparte

1. Proper noun. A Corsican surname ¹

2. Proper noun. Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821) ¹

3. Proper noun. The family of Napoleon Bonaparte ¹

4. Proper noun. A former name for the island of Réunion ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

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Literary usage of Bonaparte

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Cambridge Modern History by Adolphus William Ward, George Walter Prothero (1907)
"1801-2J Bonaparte becomes President. As the foundation of the whole system ... In organising the Cisalpine Republic after this fashion, Bonaparte set before ..."

2. The French Revolution by Louis Madelin (1916)
"Sieyes and Bonaparte. The political world, the Institute, the Staff and Bonaparte. ... The Generals with Bonaparte. The collapse of the Directory. ..."

3. The Historians' History of the World: A Comprehensive Narrative of the Rise by Henry Smith Williams (1907)
"Bonaparte wins at Piacenza and Lodi. Treaty with Sardinia, giving Savoy to France. ... Bonaparte makes terms with the dukes of Parma and Modena. ..."

4. The Auk: Quarterly Journal of Ornithology by American Ornithologists' Union, Nuttall Ornithological Club (1920)
"Note on the Generic Names Schiffornis Bonaparte and Scoto- thorus Oberholser.—The generic name Schiffornis was first proposed by Bonaparte (Ateneo Italiano, ..."

5. The Annual Register, Or, A View of the History, Politics, and Literature for by Edmund Burke, Benjamin Franklin Collection (Library of Congress), John Davis Batchelder Collection (Library of Congress) (1803)
"On the Atrocities of Bonaparte in Syria and Egypt. By Sir R. Wilson. ... Three days afterwards, Bonaparte, who had expressed much resentment at the ..."

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