BOUGAINVILLE


Meaning of BOUGAINVILLE in English

I. ˈbü-gən-ˌvil, bü-gaⁿ-ˈvēl biographical name

Louis-Antoine de 1729-1811 French navigator

II. ˈbü-gən-ˌvil, ˈbō-, ˈbu̇- geographical name

island S Pacific; largest of the Solomons; chief town Kieta area 3880 square miles (10,088 square kilometers )

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.