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Bougainville
[ boo-gan-veel boo-guhn-vil, boh-, French boo-gan-veel ]
noun
- Louis An·toine de [lwee ah, n, -, twan, d, uh], 1729–1811, French navigator.
- the largest of the Solomon Islands, in the W Pacific Ocean: part of Papua New Guinea. 4,080 sq. mi. (10,567 sq. km).
Bougainville
1/ ˈbuːɡənˌvɪl /
noun
- an island in the W Pacific, in Papua New Guinea: the largest of the Solomon Islands: unilaterally declared independence in 1990; occupied by government troops in 1992, and granted autonomy in 2001. Chief town: Kieta. Area: 10 049 sq km (3880 sq miles)
Bougainville
2/ buɡɛ̃vil /
noun
- BougainvilleLouis Antoine de17291811MFrenchTRAVEL AND EXPLORATION: navigator Louis Antoine de (lwi ɑ̃twan də). 1729–1811, French navigator
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John Peter de Bougainville died; a French author, of great acquirements, whose application hastened his death, at the age of 41.
Bougainville and called by him Louisiade, and probably joins to it.
Still, Bougainville's worst apprehensions were not upon this score.
When Bougainville visited the Etoile, he received Barr's confession.
Having obtained the commodities he needed, Bougainville regained the sea.
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