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na·po·leon (nə pō′lē ən, -pōl′yən)

noun

  1. a former gold coin of France, equivalent to 20 francs, with a portrait of Napoleon I (or III) on it
    1. a card game similar to euchre
    2. a bid to take all five tricks in this game
  3. a rectangular, layered puff pastry with a custardlike filling

Etymology: after Napoleon I

Napoleon definition

Na·po·leon (nə pō′lē ən, -pōl′yən)

  1. (born François Charles Joseph Napoléon Bonaparte) Duke of Reichstadt 1811-32; titular emperor of France: son of Napoleon I & Marie Louise

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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