Bois de Boulogne

American  

[bwah duh boo-lohn, bwah d^uh boo-lawn-y^uh] / ˈbwɑ də buˈloʊn, bwɑ də buˈlɔn yə /

noun

1. a park W of Paris, France. 2095 acres (850 hectares).

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Bois de Boulogne British  

/ bwa də bulɔɲ /

noun

1. a large park in W Paris, formerly a forest: includes the racecourses of Auteuil and Longchamp

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Example Sentences

But the best place to admire the “queen of flowers” is the Parc de Bagatelle, a western wonderland abutting the Bois de Boulogne that’s remarkably untouristed.

From Washington Post • Jun. 17, 2022

She said she made five visits to the Bois de Boulogne in Paris during the tournament to find green spaces and peace.

From New York Times • Jun. 4, 2022

Fitting for one of Hollywood’s most majestic stars, she spent her latter years residing in a town house near the Bois de Boulogne in Paris.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 26, 2020

I met with Waight Keller at her cavernous apartment just off the Bois de Boulogne in Paris’s 16th arrondissement.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 28, 2016

The very phrases were worn so threadbare that they evoked no image except that of a turbaned "character" leaking sawdust at every pore as he pursued a tiger through the Bois de Boulogne.

From " The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald