Boulogne

American

[boo-lohn, -loin, buh-, boo-lawn-y^uh] / bʊˈloʊn, -ˈlɔɪn, bə-, buˈlɔn jə /

noun

a seaport in N France, on the English Channel.

Boulogne British

/ bʊˈlɔɪn, bulɔɲ /

noun

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

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More recently, the remarkable Fondation Louis Vuitton building in Paris’s Bois de Boulogne has drawn great admiration and praise.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 12, 2026

"We are waiting for you near the main station in Boulogne," Abdullah said in one of several brief voice messages.

From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2025

He anticipated that it would arrive here around noon and start trying to pick up passengers near Boulogne.

From BBC ● Jun. 17, 2025

An injured migrant on the boat was airlifted to a hospital in Boulogne, France, and the remaining passengers on the boat continued their journey, it reported.

From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2024

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

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