noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation:/ˈbəʊnəpɑːtɪzəm/
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General-American:/ˌboʊnəˈpɑɹ(ˌ)tɪzəm/
1
noun
Meaning 1
The practices and ideology of Napoleon Bonaparte
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
A populist alliance between the bourgeoisie and the lumpenproletariat characterized by strong leadership and conservative nationalism
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English Bonaparte Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English Bonapartism From Bonaparte + -ism.
Across languages
Translations
36 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
بونابرتية
— pratices and ideology of Napoleon Bonaparte
Armenian:
բոնապարտիզմ
(bonapartizm)
— pratices and ideology of Napoleon Bonaparte
Azerbaijani:
bonapartizm
— pratices and ideology of Napoleon Bonaparte
Basque:
bonapartismo
— pratices and ideology of Napoleon Bonaparte
Bulgarian:
бонапартизъм
(bonapartizǎm)
— pratices and ideology of Napoleon Bonaparte
Catalan:
bonapartisme
— pratices and ideology of Napoleon Bonaparte
Chinese Mandarin:
波拿巴主義 /波拿巴主义
(Bōnábā zhǔyì)
— pratices and ideology of Napoleon Bonaparte
Czech:
bonapartizmus
— pratices and ideology of Napoleon Bonaparte
Czech:
bonapartismus
— pratices and ideology of Napoleon Bonaparte
Dutch:
bonapartisme
— pratices and ideology of Napoleon Bonaparte
Esperanto:
bonapartismo
— pratices and ideology of Napoleon Bonaparte
Finnish:
bonapartismi
— pratices and ideology of Napoleon Bonaparte
French:
bonapartisme
— pratices and ideology of Napoleon Bonaparte
Galician:
bonapartismo
— pratices and ideology of Napoleon Bonaparte
German:
Bonapartismus
— pratices and ideology of Napoleon Bonaparte
German:
Napoleonismus
— pratices and ideology of Napoleon Bonaparte
Greek:
βοναπαρτισμός
(vonapartismós)
— pratices and ideology of Napoleon Bonaparte
Hungarian:
bonapartizmus
— pratices and ideology of Napoleon Bonaparte
Italian:
bonapartismo
— pratices and ideology of Napoleon Bonaparte
Japanese:
ボナパルティズム
(bonaparutizumu)
— pratices and ideology of Napoleon Bonaparte
Korean:
보나파르트주의
(bonapareuteujuui)
— pratices and ideology of Napoleon Bonaparte
Persian:
بناپارتیسم
— pratices and ideology of Napoleon Bonaparte
Polish:
bonapartyzm
— pratices and ideology of Napoleon Bonaparte
Portuguese:
bonapartismo
— pratices and ideology of Napoleon Bonaparte
Romanian:
bonapartism
— pratices and ideology of Napoleon Bonaparte
Russian:
бонапарти́зм
(bonapartízm)
— pratices and ideology of Napoleon Bonaparte
Serbo-Croatian:
бонапартѝзам
— pratices and ideology of Napoleon Bonaparte
Serbo-Croatian:
bonapartìzam
— pratices and ideology of Napoleon Bonaparte
Slovene:
bonapartizem
— pratices and ideology of Napoleon Bonaparte
Spanish:
bonapartismo
— pratices and ideology of Napoleon Bonaparte
Swedish:
bonapartism
— pratices and ideology of Napoleon Bonaparte
Tamil:
போனபார்த்தியம்
(pōṉapārttiyam)
— pratices and ideology of Napoleon Bonaparte
Turkish:
bonapartizm
— pratices and ideology of Napoleon Bonaparte
Turkmen:
bonapartizm
— pratices and ideology of Napoleon Bonaparte
Vietnamese:
chính thể Bô-na-pac
— pratices and ideology of Napoleon Bonaparte
Vietnamese:
chủ nghĩa Bô-na-pac
— pratices and ideology of Napoleon Bonaparte
