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 (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/

Proper noun

Bougainville ?

1. a French surname, equivalent to English 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