Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for Napoleon
Napoleon, proper n. [L. nea, new + polis, city + leone, lion = 'Naples' lion'.]
Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821); French military commander; European ruler; man who hungered for world power; person who allegedly crowned himself as Emperor of France in 1804; (see ED's letters).
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