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