Boulogne

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/bʊˈlɔɪn//bəˈlɔɪn/

proper noun

A former commune in Vendée department, Pays de la Loire, France.

OriginFrench Boulogne ← Latin Bonōnia →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A former commune in Vendée department, Pays de la Loire, France.
  2. abbreviationellipsisEllipsis of Boulogne-sur-Mer: a commune of Pas-de-Calais department, Hauts-de-France, France.
  3. Boulogne-Billancourt

Origin

  1. LatinBonōnia
  2. FrenchBoulogne
  3. EnglishBoulogne

From French Boulogne, from Latin Bonōnia. Doublet of Boleyn and Bologna.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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