Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

napoleonic wars

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.91 in modern English

Syllables: napoleon-ic wars
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

2

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The series of wars (1803–1815) between France (ruled by Napoleon) and other European countries.

name

The entire series of wars (1792–1815) between France and other European countries between the French Revolution and the fall of Napoleon.

Example Sentences

"A cockpit, which was still used for cock-fighting during the Napoleonic Wars, used to occupy the site of the vicarage."
"By the start of the 19th century, Europe was neckdeep in the Napoleonic Wars, which, at various times, amounted to the British Empire against Europe, and, at others, involved Britain subsidising various nations, such as Austria and Prussia, against Napoleon."

Inflected Forms

the Napoleonic Wars (canonical, plural) Napoléonic Wars (alternative)

Questions

What does napoleonic wars mean?: The series of wars (1803–1815) between France (ruled by Napoleon) and other European countries.

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