Bougainville

American  

[boo-gan-veel, boo-guhn-vil, boh-, boo-gan-veel] / bu gɛ̃ˈvil, ˈbu gənˌvɪl, ˈboʊ-, bu gɛ̃ˈvil /

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).

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Bougainville ¹ British  

/ 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)

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Bougainville ² British  

/ buɡɛ̃vil /

noun

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

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Example Sentences

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 • Aug. 5, 2021

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

From BBC • Sep. 29, 2020

The general election was the first since Bougainville voted overwhelmingly for a separation from Papua New Guinea at the end of last year, with Toroama defeating an open field, the Bougainville Electoral Commissioner said.

From Reuters • Sep. 23, 2020

Bougainville, a nearby province of Papua New Guinea, voted overwhelmingly for independence in 2019.

From Washington Post • Jul. 29, 2020

Just saying it made me want to duck my head down, remembering my recent experience on Bougainville.

From "Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two" by Joseph Bruchac