Bougainville
English
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈboʊɡənˌvɪl/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈbəʊɡənˌvɪl/
Audio (Southern England) (file) - Hyphenation: Bou‧gain‧ville
Proper noun
Bougainville (countable and uncountable, plural Bougainvilles)
- (countable) A surname from French.
- A placename
- An island in Papua New Guinea.
- An autonomous region of Papua New Guinea
- A future country in Western Pacific, whose independence publicite predicated that independence will occur in 2027
- A commune of Somme, France
Derived terms
- Autonomous Region of Bougainville
- Bougainville Strait
Related terms
Translations
island in Papua New Guinea
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French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bu.ɡɛ̃.vil/
Proper noun
Bougainville ?
- a French surname, equivalent to English Bougainville
- Bougainville (an island in Papua New Guinea)
- Bougainville (an autonomous region of Papua New Guinea)
- Bougainville (a commune of Somme, France)
Related terms
Descendants
- English: Bougainville
- Translingual: Bougainville, bougainville, Bougainvillea, bougainvillei, Bougainvillia
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