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English noun: Bougainville

1. Bougainville (person) French explorer who circumnavigated the globe accompanied by scientists (1729-1811)


SynonymsLouis Antoine de Bougainville


Instance hypernymadventurer, explorer

2. Bougainville (location) the largest of the Solomon Islands; a province of Papua New Guinea


Instance hypernymisland


Part meronymIndependent State of Papua New Guinea, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands









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