HyperDic: bougainville

English > 2 senses of the word Bougainville:
NOUNperson Bougainville, Louis Antoine de BougainvilleFrench explorer who circumnavigated the globe accompanied by scientists (1729-1811)
locationBougainvillethe largest of the Solomon Islands
Bougainville > pronunciation
Soundsbuw'gihnvih.l
RhymesAdvil ... zill: 103 rhymes with ihl...
English > Bougainville: 2 senses > noun 1, person
MeaningFrench explorer who circumnavigated the globe accompanied by scientists (1729-1811).
SynonymLouis Antoine de Bougainville
Instance ofexplorer, adventurersomeone who travels into little known regions (especially for some scientific purpose)
CatalanLouis Antoine de Bougainville
English > Bougainville: 2 senses > noun 2, location
MeaningThe largest of the Solomon Islands; a province of Papua New Guinea.
Instance ofislandA land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
Part ofPapua New Guinea, Independent State of Papua New GuineaA parliamentary democracy on the eastern half of the island of New Guinea
Solomon IslandsThe southern Solomon Islands that since 1978 form an independent state in the British Commonwealth
SpanishBoungainville
CatalanBoungainville

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