Boulogne
a seaport in N France, on the English Channel.
- Also called Bou·logne-sur-Mer [boo-lawn-yuh-syr-mer]. /buˈlɔn yə sürˈmɛr/.
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How to use Boulogne in a sentence
In the course of the two following years they twice spent some months at Boulogne-sur-mer, returning each time to Paris again.
The Letters of Henry James (volume I) | Henry JamesThe town itself is just like the fishy part of Boulogne-sur-Mer, only more so.
Literary Tours in The Highlands and Islands of Scotland | Daniel Turner HolmesTraces of undulations of this kind have been found in the neighbourhood of Boulogne-sur-Mer, and elsewhere.
The World Before the Deluge | Louis FiguierRaised from seed at Boulogne-sur-Mer, before 1838, by M. Bonnet.
The Pears of New York | U. P. HedrickHe was from Boulogne-sur-Mer, and spoke English pretty well.
Notes in North Africa | W. G. Windham
British Dictionary definitions for Boulogne
/ (bʊˈlɔɪn, French bulɔɲ) /
a port in N France, on the English Channel. Pop: 44 859 (1999): Official name: French Boulogne-sur-Mer (bulɔɲsyrmɛr)
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