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Bougainville   /bˈugɪnvˌɪl/   Listen
Bougainville

noun
1.
French explorer who circumnavigated the globe accompanied by scientists (1729-1811).  Synonym: Louis Antoine de Bougainville.
2.
The largest of the Solomon Islands; a province of Papua New Guinea.



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Bougainville Trench


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... Australis. Dutch navigators. Emmerie Mollineux's map. Tasman and Dampier. The Petites Lettres of Maupertuis. De Brosses and his Histoire des Navigations aux Terres Australes. French voyages that originated from it. Bougainville; Marion-Dufresne; La Perouse; Bruni Dentrecasteaux. Voyages subsequent to Baudin's. The object of the voyages scientific and exploratory. The Institute of France and its proposition. Received by Bonaparte with interest. Bonaparte's interest in geography and travel. His ...
— Terre Napoleon - A history of French explorations and projects in Australia • Ernest Scott


Words linked to "Bougainville" :   Solomon Islands, Bougainville Trench, Papua New Guinea, island, adventurer, Independent State of Papua New Guinea, Louis Antoine de Bougainville, explorer


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