Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun napoleon
3 senses of napoleon
Sense 1
Napoleon, Napoleon I, Napoleon Bonaparte, Bonaparte, Little Corporal -- (French general who became emperor of the French (1769-1821))
INSTANCE OF=> general, full general -- (a general officer of the highest rank)
INSTANCE OF=> emperor -- (the male ruler of an empire)
Sense 2
napoleon -- (a rectangular piece of pastry with thin flaky layers and filled with custard cream)
=> French pastry -- (sweet filled pastry made of especially puff paste)
Sense 3
Napoleon, nap -- (a card game similar to whist; usually played for stakes)
=> card game, cards -- (a game played with playing cards)