Bou·gain·ville (b  g n-v l , b-g  -v l) A volcanic island of Papua New Guinea in the Solomon Islands of the southwest Pacific Ocean. It was discovered by Louis de Bougainville in 1768. |
| Bougainville, Louis Antoine de 1729-1811. French explorer who circumnavigated the globe (1766-1769) with a crew that included astronomers and naturalists. |
Bougainville [ˈbuːgənˌvɪl]
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(Placename) an island in the W Pacific, in Papua New Guinea: the largest of the Solomon Islands: unilaterally declared independence in 1990; occupied by government troops in 1992, and granted autonomy in 2001. Chief town: Kieta. Area: 10 049 sq. km (3880 sq. miles)
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(Biographies / Bougainville, Louis Antoine de (1729-1811) M, French, TRAVEL AND EXPLORATION: navigator) Louis Antoine de (lwi ɑ̃twan də). 1729-1811, French navigator
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| Noun | 1. |  Bougainville - French explorer who circumnavigated the globe accompanied by scientists (1729-1811) |
| 2. | Bougainville - the largest of the Solomon Islands; a province of Papua New Guinea Independent State of Papua New Guinea, Papua New Guinea - a parliamentary democracy on the eastern half of the island of New Guinea; in 1975 it became an independent state within the Commonwealth of Nations Solomon Islands - the southern Solomon Islands that since 1978 form an independent state in the British Commonwealth |
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