boulevard
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See also Boulevard
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From French boulevard, from Middle French boulevard, from Old French bollevart (“promenade, avenue, rampart”), from Middle Dutch bollewerc, bolwerc (“bulwark, bastion”) from Middle Dutch bole, bolle (“bole, plank”) + werk (“work, construction”). More at bole, work, bulwark.
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Noun [edit]
boulevard (plural boulevards)
- A broad, well-paved and landscaped thoroughfare.
- The landscaping on the sides of a boulevard or other thoroughfare.
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broad, landscaped thoroughfare
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Dutch [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From French boulevard, from Middle French bolevard, from Middle Dutch bolwerc (modern Dutch bolwerk).
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boulevard m (plural boulevards, diminutive boulevardje)
French [edit]
Etymology [edit]
Middle French bolevard, from Middle Dutch bolwerc (“bulwark, bastion”)
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boulevard m (plural boulevards)
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Jèrriais [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Old French bollevart (“promenade, avenue, rampart”), of Germanic origins.
Noun [edit]
boulevard m (plural boulevards)
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