Bougainville

Bou·gain·ville
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US/ˈboʊɡənˌvɪl/UK/ˈbəʊɡənvɪl/

proper noun

A surname from French.

OriginFrench Bougainville →
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Meanings

proper nounBougainville (countable and uncountable, plural Bougainvilles)

plural Bougainvilles

  1. countableA surname from French.
  2. A placename:
    1. countableuncountableAn island of Papua New Guinea; in full, Bougainville Island.
    2. countableuncountableAn autonomous region of Papua New Guinea; in full, Autonomous Region of Bougainville.
    3. countableuncountableA commune of Somme department, Hauts-de-France, France.

Origin

  1. FrenchBougainville
  2. EnglishBougainville

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

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Translations

Arabic بُوغَانْفِيل
  • بُوغَانْفِيل (būḡānfīl)island in Papua New Guinea
Bengali বুগেনভিল
  • বুগেনভিল (bugenbhil)island in Papua New Guinea
Bulgarian Бугенвил
  • Бугенвил (Bugenvil)island in Papua New Guinea
Chinese Mandarin 布干維爾 /布干维尔
  • 布干維爾 /布干维尔 (Bùgānwéi'ěr)island in Papua New Guinea
Esperanto Bugenvilo
  • Bugenviloisland in Papua New Guinea
French Bougainville
  • Bougainvilleisland in Papua New Guinea
Greek Μπουγκαινβίλ
  • Μπουγκαινβίλ (Bougkainvíl)island in Papua New Guinea
Hebrew בוגנוויל
  • בוגנוויל (buganvil)island in Papua New Guinea
Japanese ブーゲンビル
  • ブーゲンビル (Būgenbiru)island in Papua New Guinea
Korean 부건빌
  • 부건빌 (Bugeonbil)island in Papua New Guinea
Persian بوگنویل
  • بوگنویل (buganvil)island in Papua New Guinea
Portuguese Bougainville
  • Bougainvilleisland in Papua New Guinea
Russian Бугенви́ль
  • Бугенви́ль (Bugenvílʹ)island in Papua New Guinea
Tamil போகன்வில்
  • போகன்வில் (pōkaṉvil)island in Papua New Guinea
Thai บูเกนวิลล์
  • บูเกนวิลล์ (buu-geen-win)island in Papua New Guinea
Ukrainian Бугенві́ль
  • Бугенві́ль (Buhenvílʹ)island in Papua New Guinea
Cite this entry
APA

Bougainville. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bougainville

MLA

“Bougainville.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bougainville. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Bougainville,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bougainville.

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