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bougainville

/ˈboʊɡənˌvɪl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.35 in modern English

Syllables
Bou-gain-ville
IPA
/ˈboʊɡənˌvɪl/
18
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from French.

Countable

name

A placename:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A placename:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A placename:

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From French Bougainville * (placename in Papua): Named for Louis Antoine de Bougainville.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Bougainville

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈboʊɡənˌvɪl/
  • British English: /ˈbəʊɡənvɪl/

Usage

Inflected Forms

Bougainvilles (plural)

Derived Forms

Bougainvillean

Phrases

Autonomous Region of Bougainville Bougainville Strait Bougainville thicketbird

Frequently Paired Words

bougainvillaea bougainvillea bougainvilliid

Questions

How do you pronounce bougainville?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈboʊɡənˌvɪl/.
What does bougainville mean?
A surname from French.
Where does bougainville come from?
It is traced to French.

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