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bonaparte

/bˈoʊnəpˌɑɹt/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.07 in modern English

Syllables
bona-parte
IPA
/bˈoʊnəpˌɑɹt/
13
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A Corsican surname, most notably borne by Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821).

name

A former name for the island of Réunion.

Etymology

Ultimately from Italian buona (“good”) and parte (“part, share, portion”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in People.

Derived Forms

Bonapartean Bonapartesque Bonapartism Bonapartist

Questions

How do you pronounce bonaparte?
The recorded pronunciation is /bˈoʊnəpˌɑɹt/.
What does bonaparte mean?
A Corsican surname, most notably borne by Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821).
Where does bonaparte come from?
It is traced to Italian.

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