Bougainville

[ boo-gan-veel for 1; boo-guh n-vil, boh-, French boo-gan-veel for 2 ]

/ bu gɛ̃ˈvil for 1; ˈbu gənˌvɪl, ˈboʊ-, French bu gɛ̃ˈvil for 2 /

noun

Louis An·toine de

[lwee ahn-twan duh] /lwi ɑ̃ˈtwan də/,1729–1811, French navigator.

the largest of the Solomon Islands, in the W Pacific Ocean: part of Papua New Guinea. 4080 sq. mi. (10,567 sq. km).

Example sentences from the Web for bougainville

Bougainville was despatched to France to lay an account of the dire distress of Canada before the Court.

Old Quebec |Sir Gilbert Parker and Claude Glennon Bryan
Some of them were captured, and the others escaped in the dusk to carry the alarm to the city, to Montcalm and to Bougainville.

The Sun Of Quebec |Joseph A. Altsheler
And our vessels in the river below are leading poor Bougainville a fine dance up and down the banks.

French and English |Evelyn Everett-Green
We're facing the garrison of Quebec, while we have Montcalm on one side of us and Bougainville on the other.

The Sun Of Quebec |Joseph A. Altsheler

A man with a bugle was lying in the snow near Bougainville and the little colonel reached over and touched him.

The Hosts of the Air |Joseph A. Altsheler

British Dictionary definitions for bougainville (1 of 2)

Bougainville ¹

/ (ˈbuːɡənˌvɪl) /

noun

an island in the W Pacific, in Papua New Guinea: the largest of the Solomon Islands: unilaterally declared independence in 1990; occupied by government troops in 1992, and granted autonomy in 2001. Chief town: Kieta. Area: 10 049 sq km (3880 sq miles)

British Dictionary definitions for bougainville (2 of 2)

Bougainville ²

/ (French buɡɛ̃vil) /

noun

Louis Antoine de (lwi ɑ̃twan də). 1729–1811, French navigator

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