Boulogne

[ boo-lohn, -loin, buh-; French boo-lawn-yuh ]

/ bʊˈloʊn, -ˈlɔɪn, bə-; French buˈlɔn yə /

noun

a seaport in N France, on the English Channel.

Also called Bou·logne-sur-Mer

[boo-lawn-yuh-syr-mer] /buˈlɔn yə sürˈmɛr/.

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Examples from the Web for boulogne

The latest notable effort of mechanical puppet manufacture is exhibited at Boulogne at the present time.
Harper's New Monthly Magazine, No. XXIII.--April, 1852.--Vol. IV.|Various
But he certainly should not have talked to her of his poverty, nor should he have mentioned Boulogne.
Phineas Redux|Anthony Trollope
I should have thought myself that it would have been better to have kept him, for at any rate a while, at Boulogne.
Good Old Anna|Marie Belloc Lowndes
We had a cold journey here from Boulogne, but the roads were not very bad.
The Letters of Charles Dickens|Charles Dickens

I have, moreover, been playing with a sweet little French dog brought by one of the sailors from Boulogne.
Before and after Waterloo|Edward Stanley

British Dictionary definitions for boulogne

Boulogne

/ (bʊˈlɔɪn, French bulɔɲ) /

noun

a port in N France, on the English Channel. Pop: 44 859 (1999)Official name: French Boulogne-sur-Mer (bulɔɲsyrmɛr)

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