Bougainville

[boo-gan-veel, boo-guhn-vil, boh-, boo-gan-veel]

noun

1. Louis Antoine de 1729–1811, French navigator.

2. the largest of the Solomon Islands, in the W Pacific Ocean: part of Papua New Guinea. 4,080 sq. mi. (10,567 sq. km).

Bougainville

¹

/ ˈbuːɡənˌvɪl /

noun

1. an island in the W Pacific, in Papua New Guinea: the largest of the Solomon Islands: unilaterally declared independence in 1990; occupied by government troops in 1992, and granted autonomy in 2001. Chief town: Kieta. Area: 10 049 sq km (3880 sq miles)

Bougainville

²

/ buɡɛ̃vil /

noun

1. Louis Antoine de (lwi ɑ̃twan də). 1729–1811, French navigator

Example Sentences

Tensions over the mine were a contributing factor in Bougainville’s independence movement, which continues to this day, and protests by locals led to the closing of the mine in 1989 and a decade-long civil conflict.

From New York Times

Rio Tinto said in a statement to Reuters that community representatives in Bougainville had been advised of the interim findings and the work being undertaken to better understand the risks and mitigations.

From Reuters

He was commissioned as a lieutenant and first saw combat as a platoon commander in the 1943 battle for the Pacific island of Bougainville.

From Seattle Times

More than 150 people living in Bougainville have filed a complaint with the Australian authorities.

From BBC

The conflict was largely fought over how the profits from the lucrative Panguna gold and copper mine on Bougainville should be shared and the environmental damage it had caused.

From Reuters