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boulevard

bou·le·vard

UK/ˈbuː.ləˌvɑːd/ US/ˈbʊ.lə.vɑɹd/ fairly common

noun

1.

Origin

Borrowed from French boulevard, from Middle French boulevard, bollevart, boulevars, bolevers, bollewerc (“rampart”), from Middle High German bolewerc, bolwerc (modern German Bollwerk) or Middle Dutch bolwerk (“bulwark, bastion”). Doublet of bulwark; more at bole, work.

Phrases

  • boulevard stop
  • Roxas Boulevard
  • urban boulevard

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