SINCE 1828
Bougainville
biographical name
Bou·gain·ville
| \ ˈbü-gən-ˌvil
, bü-gaⁿ-ˈvēl\
, bü-gaⁿ-ˈvēl\
Definition of Bougainville
(Entry 1 of 2)
Louis-Antoine de 1729–1811 French navigator
Bougainville
geographical name
Bou·gain·ville
| \ ˈbü-gən-ˌvil
, ˈbō-, ˈbu̇-\
, ˈbō-, ˈbu̇-\
Definition of Bougainville (Entry 2 of 2)
island in the South Pacific; largest of the Solomons; chief town Kieta area 3880 square miles (10,088 square kilometers)
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