Bougainville

English

Bougainville Island

Etymology

From French Bougainville

• (placename in Papua): Named for Louis Antoine de Bougainville.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈboʊɡənˌvɪl/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈbəʊɡənˌvɪl/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• Hyphenation: Bou‧gain‧ville

Proper noun

Bougainville (countable and uncountable, plural Bougainvilles)

1. (countable) A surname from French.
2. A placename
   1. An island in Papua New Guinea.
   2. An autonomous region of Papua New Guinea
      1. A future country in Western Pacific, whose independence publicite predicated that independence will occur in 2027
   3. A commune of Somme, France

Derived terms

• Autonomous Region of Bougainville
• Bougainville Strait

Related terms

• bougainvillaea
• bougainvillea
• bougainvilliid

Translations

island in Papua New Guinea

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 布干維爾 / 布干维尔 (zh) (Bùgānwéi'ěr)

• French: Bougainville (fr)
• Japanese: ブーゲンビル (Būgenbiru)
• Korean: 부건빌 (Bugeonbil)
• Russian: Бугенви́ль (Bugenvílʹ)
• Tok Pisin: Bogenvil

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bu.ɡɛ̃.vil/

• Audio:

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Proper noun

Bougainville ?

1. a French surname, Bougainville
2. Bougainville (an island in Papua New Guinea)
3. Bougainville (an autonomous region of Papua New Guinea)
4. Bougainville (a commune of Somme, France)

Related terms

• bougainvillée
• bougainvillier

Descendants

• English: Bougainville
• Translingual: Bougainville, bougainville, Bougainvillea, bougainvillei, Bougainvillia