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Meaning of "Capone" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF CAPONE

Capone  [kəˈpəʊn] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CAPONE

noun
adjective
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adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Capone is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES CAPONE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Capone

Al Capone

Alphonse Gabriel "Al" Capone was an American gangster who led a Prohibition-era crime syndicate. The Chicago Outfit, which subsequently also became known as the "Capones", was dedicated to smuggling and bootlegging liquor, and other illegal activities, such as prostitution, in Chicago from the early 1920s to 1931. Born in the borough of Brooklyn in New York City to Italian immigrants, Capone became involved with gang activity at a young age after having been expelled from school at age 14. In his early twenties, he moved to Chicago to take advantage of a new opportunity to make money smuggling illegal alcoholic beverages into the city during Prohibition. He also engaged in various other criminal activities, including bribery of government figures and prostitution. Despite his illegitimate occupation, Capone became a highly visible public figure. He made donations to various charitable endeavors using the money he made from his activities, and was viewed by many to be a "modern-day Robin Hood". Capone's public reputation was damaged in the wake of his supposed involvement in the 1929 Saint Valentine's Day Massacre, when seven rival gang members were executed.

Definition of Capone in the English dictionary

The definition of Capone in the dictionary is Alphonse, called Al. 1899–1947, US gangster in Chicago during Prohibition.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CAPONE


alone
əˈləʊn
depone
dɪˈpəʊn
dispone
dɪsˈpəʊn
impone
ɪmˈpəʊn
interpone
ˌɪntəˈpəʊn
iPhone
ˈaɪˌfəʊn
known
nəʊn
lithopone
ˈlɪθəˌpəʊn
loan
ləʊn
Mon
məʊn
own
əʊn
phone
fəʊn
pone
pəʊn
postpone
pəʊstˈpəʊn
prepone
priːˈpəʊn
pwn
pəʊn
repone
rɪˈpəʊn
shown
ʃəʊn
smartphone
ˈsmɑːtˌfəʊn
stone
stəʊn

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CAPONE

Caporetto
capot
capote
capouch
Capp
Cappadocia
Cappadocian

WORDS THAT END LIKE CAPONE

a good one
anyone
corn pone
done
everyone
gone
in one
leone
let alone
mascarpone
no one
no-one
none
one
propone
someone
the old one
the one
tone
zampone

Synonyms and antonyms of Capone in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «Capone» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CAPONE

Find out the translation of Capone to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Capone from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Capone» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

卡波恩
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Capone
570 millions of speakers

English

Capone
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

कपोन
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

كابوني
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Капоне
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Capone
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

Capone
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Capone
220 millions of speakers

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Capone
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Capone
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

カポネ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

카포
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Capone
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Capone
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கபோன்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कॅपोन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Capone
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Capone
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Capone
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Капоне
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Capone
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

Καπόνε
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Capone
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Capone
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Capone
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Capone

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CAPONE»

The term «Capone» is quite widely used and occupies the 31.268 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CAPONE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Capone

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9 QUOTES WITH «CAPONE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word Capone.
1
Mohammed Saeed al-Sahaf
They are superpower of villains. They are superpower of Al Capone.
2
Desi Arnaz
I went to high school with Al Capone.
3
Ice Cube
Gangsta to us didn't have anything to do with Al Capone and stuff like that. It's just about living your life the way you want to live it. And you're not going to let nothing stop you.
4
Billy Herman
The Capone era. That was my time. Capone was a big baseball fan. He'd walk into the ballpark like the president walking in today, with bodyguards all around him.
5
Buddy Lester
I'd been doing the Chicago theatre thing for years. The money was kinda good - thanks to a push by my old pal Capone, who, let's say, persuaded theatre owners to book me.
6
Method Man
How many gangsters you know, from Al Capone up to John Gotti, been gay?
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Martin Scorsese
One of the things is that the good intentions of Prohibition, from reading over the years and from becoming obsessed with the research of gangs in New York City, seems to have allowed crime figures at the time, like Luciano, Capone, Torrio and Rothstein, to organize to become more powerful, which pulled all the way through until the '70s.
8
Robert Stack
I never put my arms around John Gotti, Al Capone or Lucky Luciano.
9
Robert Stack
Someone once accused me of being like Eliot Ness. I sad no sir, I'm not E.N., but I can promise you that I'm not Al Capone!

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CAPONE»

Discover the use of Capone in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Capone and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Uncle Al Capone: The Untold Story from Inside His Family
The untold story from inside his family. Dramatic, unyielding, and provocative, Uncle Al Capone by Deirdre Marie Capone, Al Capone's grandniece, is a fascinating memoir and engaging biography.
Deirdre Marie Capone, 2010
2
Al Capone Does My Shirts
When Moose Flanagan and his family move home, yet again, and become residents of the famous prison island Alcatraz, things get interesting.
Gennifer Choldenko, 2013
3
Capone
Here is Capone’s story: his violent childhood in Brooklyn, his lieutenancy to Johnny Torrio, his rise in the ranks of the underworld, the notorious St. Valentine Massacre, his eventual control of the entire city of Chicago, and his ...
John Kobler, 1992
4
Al Capone: A Biography
A biography of Chicago's notorious Prohibition-era gangster provides a history of corruption in America, and discusses his life of crime.
Luciano J. Iorizzo, 2003
5
Get Capone: The Secret Plot That Captured America's Most Wante
In Get Capone, the man known as “Scarface” emerges as a complex man, doomed as much by his ego as by his vicious criminality. This is the real Al Capone.
Jonathan Eig, 2010
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Capone: The Man and the Era
In this brilliant history of Prohibition and its most notorious gangster, acclaimed biographer Laurence Bergreen takes us to the gritty streets of Chicago where Al Capone forged his sinister empire.
Laurence Bergreen, 2013
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Al Capone: Chicago's King of Crime
Crime writer Nate Hendley examines the life and crimes of Al Capone, the world's most famous gangster, during his brief reign over corrupt, Prohibition-era Chicago. A fresh, personal look at this iconic figure.
Nate Hendley, 2010
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Young Al Capone: The Untold Story of Scarface in New York, ...
Draws on familial connections, interviews, and never-before-published documents to discuss the gangster's early years in organized crime, from his relationships with key mob figures to the death of Richard "Peg Leg" Lonergan.
William Balsamo, John Balsamo, 2012
9
Mr. Capone
All I ever did was to sell beer and whiskey to our best people.
Robert Schoenberg, 2009
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Capone: A Photographic Portrait of America's Most Notorious ...
A visual retelling of Al Capone?the Chicago gangster, bootlegger, and leader of Prohibition's most notorious crime syndicate, as portrayed through the lenses of Chicago Tribune photographers.
Chicago Tribune Staff, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CAPONE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Capone is used in the context of the following news items.
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Eastern State Penitentiary's Bastille Day Celebration in Philadelphia …
Its vaulted, sky-lit cells once held many of America's most notorious criminals, including bank robber "Slick Willie" Sutton and Al Capone. «PR Newswire, Jul 15»
2
Sourcing, Labeling & Lawsuits: Why American Whiskey Should …
... on its bottle, about utilizing a Prohibition-era bootleg rye whiskey recipe favored by Al Capone. Meanwhile, the stuff was being made at MGP. «Eater, Jul 15»
3
Eliot Ness' estate fighting Diebold over old stock certificate
Ness, the famed Prohibition agent who led the Untouchables in their crusade against Chicago gangster Al Capone, later was the top executive ... «Columbus Dispatch, Jul 15»
4
Capone car
Personally, I am happy at the fate of her late father's Buick – but do rather wonder how 77 years ago she was so sure it was not Al Capone's car. «Scotsman, Jul 15»
5
Al Capone could only dream of this scam: Chicago is going to tax …
From 1 September, residents of the US city of Chicago had better brace themselves to hand over money to a powerful adversary, and it's an ... «TelecomTV, Jul 15»
6
Heirs of famed Prohibition agent find lost stock certificate that could …
... against the Chicago gangster Al Capone and his mob accomplices, ... film with Kevin Costner as the agent and Robert De Niro as Capone. «The Guardian, Jul 15»
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Capone endures for PICA Salon
Capone says his work embraces futility. “It seeks out some sort of poetic harmonisation — a sense of striving towards something like you do ... «The West Australian, Jul 15»
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'Capone' car
As a retired minister myself, I could not share Mrs Bertram's reluctance (Letters, 1 July) to “add to the free publicity that William McVicar is ... «Scotsman, Jul 15»
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Not Capone's car
My father never met Al Capone and certainly never bought a car from him, neither did he conduct any business with him or operate an illegal ... «Scotsman, Jun 15»
10
Al Capone's car 'buried on Peeblesshire estate'
“He met Al Capone when he was organising it. He bought Capone's car and had it shipped back here. The story is it's somewhere within the ... «Scotsman, Jun 15»

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