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 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 • Sep. 23, 2020

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

From Washington Post • Jul. 29, 2020

After Guadalcanal and Bougainville and Guam I, too, felt tired and sick from war.

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