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Bougainville

bou·gain·ville

UK/ˈbəʊɡənvɪl/ US/ˈboʊɡənˌvɪl/ uncommon

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1.

French explorer who circumnavigated the globe accompanied by scientists (1729-1811)

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2.

the largest of the Solomon Islands; a province of Papua New Guinea

Origin

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

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