English Explanatory Dictionary

Bougainville

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A surname from French.
  2. A placename:
  3. An island of Papua New Guinea; in full, Bougainville Island.
  4. An autonomous region of Papua New Guinea; in full, Autonomous Region of Bougainville.
  5. A commune of Somme department, Hauts-de-France, France.

Pronunciation

/ˈboʊɡənˌvɪl/ /ˈbəʊɡənˌvɪl/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Bougainville.wav

Word forms

Bougainville Bougainvilles

Etymology

From French Bougainville * (placename in Papua): Named for Louis Antoine de Bougainville.

Related words

bougainvillaea bougainvillea bougainvilliid

Derived words

Autonomous Region of Bougainville Bougainville Strait

Translations

Arabic: بُوغَانْفِيل Azerbaijani: Bugenvil Bengali: বুগেনভিল Bulgarian: Бугенвил Chinese Mandarin: 布干維爾 /布干维尔 Esperanto: Bugenvilo French: Bougainville Greek: Μπουγκαινβίλ Hebrew: בוגנוויל Japanese: ブーゲンビル Korean: 부건빌 Persian: بوگنویل Portuguese: Bougainville Russian: Бугенви́ль Tamil: போகன்வில் Thai: บูเกนวิลล์ Tok Pisin: Bogenvil Ukrainian: Бугенві́ль
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