(historical) Bonaparte
buonaparte
Definition, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for buonaparte.
Editorial note
Genoa and Lucca are only appendages of, the manor, Buonaparte family.
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(historical) Bonaparte
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Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for buonaparte.
noun
(historical) Bonaparte
Example sentences
Genoa and Lucca are only appendages of, the manor, Buonaparte family.
Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky translation: Well, my prince, Genoa and Lucca are now no more than possessions, estates, of the Buonaparte family.
From your first link about Napoleon’s father: > Carlo Buonaparte died on 24 February 1785, and, due to his frivolous spending, left his surviving wife and eight children penniless.
Never!--All the armies of Europe, Asia and Africa combined, with all the treasure of the earth (our own excepted) in their military chest; with a Buonaparte for a commander, could not by force, take a drink from the Ohio, or make a track on the Blue Ridge, in a trial of a thousand years.
All the armies of Europe, Asia and Africa combined, with all the treasure of the earth (our own excepted) in their military chest; with a Buonaparte for a commander, could not by force, take a drink from the Ohio, or make a track on the Blue Ridge, in a trial of a thousand years.
I have just been reading Charles Buonaparte’s [sic] two last volumes; uncommonly dry and disgustingly crammed with nomenclature!
Specially the edition commented by Napoleon Buonaparte.
I hasten to add I had no problem with this, and I read "the 18th Brumaire of Louis Buonaparte" as revision for the history exam in the library, with much pleasure.
Quote examples
I hasten to add I had no problem with this, and I read "the 18th Brumaire of Louis Buonaparte" as revision for the history exam in the library, with much pleasure.
Proper noun examples
I have just been reading Charles Buonaparte’s [sic] two last volumes; uncommonly dry and disgustingly crammed with nomenclature!
Specially the edition commented by Napoleon Buonaparte.
Frequently asked questions
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How do you use buonaparte in a sentence?
Genoa and Lucca are only appendages of, the manor, Buonaparte family.
What does buonaparte mean?
(historical) Bonaparte
What part of speech is buonaparte?
buonaparte is commonly used as noun.