boulevard

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[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From French boulevard from Middle French boulevard from Old French bollevart "promenade, avenue, rampart", of Germanic origin, from Middle Dutch bolwerk, bol(l)ewerc (bulwark, bastion) from Middle Dutch bole, bolle "bole, plank" + werk "work, construction". More at bole, work

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  • (RP) IPA: /ˈbuː.ləˌvɑː(ɹ)d/, SAMPA: /"bu:.l@.vA:(r)d/
  • (US?) IPA: [ˈbʊlɨvɑɹd̚]
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[edit] Noun

Singular
boulevard

Plural
boulevards

boulevard (plural boulevards)

  1. A broad, well-paved and landscaped thoroughfare.

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[edit] French

[edit] Etymology

From Middle Dutch bolwerk (bulwark, bastion)

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[edit] Noun

boulevard m. (plural boulevards)

  1. A causeway, boulevard.