Boulanger

American  

[boo-lahn-jey, boo-lahn-zhey] / ˌbu lɑnˈdʒeɪ, bu lɑ̃ˈʒeɪ /

noun

1. Georges Ernest Jean Marie 1837–91, French general and politician.

2. Nadia (Juliette) 1887–1979, French musician and teacher.

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Boulanger British  

/ bulɑ̃ʒe /

noun

1. Georges (ʒɔrʒ). 1837–91, French general and minister of war (1886–87). Accused of attempting a coup d'état, he fled to Belgium, where he committed suicide

2. Nadia ( Juliette ) (nadja). 1887–1979, French teacher of musical composition: her pupils included Elliott Carter, Aaron Copland, Darius Milhaud, and Virgil Thomson. She is noted also for her work in reviving the works of Monteverdi

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Example Sentences

Boulanger says companies have to increasingly focus on cleaning up data and applications, a process that “will take some time,” before AI delivers meaningful value.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 28, 2026

When his friend got around the waitlist by buying a bunch of camouflage hats and hiring a local T-shirt store to stitch “Harris Walz” on the front, Boulanger secured one for himself.

From Slate • Dec. 18, 2024

In the late ’50s, Jones relocated to Paris, where he studied composition with the highly regarded teacher Nadia Boulanger and composer Olivier Messiaen.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 4, 2024

“Of this very private performance,” Ysaÿe wrote to Boulanger later that month, “I keep the most profound and happiest impression.”

From New York Times • Apr. 17, 2024

Having studied at the Academy Julian under Lefebvre and Boulanger, he went to Barbizon and painted much in the forest of Fontainebleau under the traditions of the “men of thirty.”

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 10 "David, St" to "Demidov" by Various