Bournemouth

American  

[boorn-muhth, bawrn-, bohrn-] / ˈbʊərn məθ, ˈbɔrn-, ˈboʊrn- /

noun

1. a city in Dorset in S England: seashore resort.

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Bournemouth British  

/ ˈbɔːnməθ /

noun

1. a resort in S England, in Bournemouth unitary authority, Dorset, on the English Channel. Pop: 167 527 (2001)

2. a unitary authority in SE Dorset. Pop: 163 700 (2003 est). Area: 46 sq km (17 sq miles)

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Example Sentences

Meanwhile, Semenyo starred for Bournemouth before slotting in seamlessly to the Manchester City attack following his move to Pep Guardiola's side in January, while Igor Thiago has shone up front for Brentford.

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026

Owen helped build Hashtag into a club with more than two million social media followers - similar to Bournemouth, the Premier League club with the fewest followers.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

Dr Conor O'Kane, economics professor at Bournemouth University, said: "We've seen a lot of stuff in the news about graduates struggling to get jobs."

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

Much of Liverpool's grief remained private, so the full toll this took is unknown, but Salah showed his emotions in the opening Premier League game of the season against Bournemouth at Anfield.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

Just before we left for Bournemouth, my grandmother had given me, as consolation, a present of two white mice in a little cage and of course I took them with me.

From "The Witches" by Roald Dahl