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Bois Brule

Bois Brule proper noun: a township in Perry County, Missouri, United States. Associated names are Bois Brule Bottom and Bois Brule Creek (Cinque Hommes Creek tributary).

Proper noun

Bois Brule

  1. A township in Perry County, Missouri, United States. Associated names are Bois Brule Bottom and Bois Brule Creek (Cinque Hommes Creek tributary)
  2. A river in Wisconsin, United States, also known as the Brule River; in full, the Bois Brule River.

Origin of Bois Brule

From French bois (“wood”) + brûle (“burnt”), from the verb brûler.

Questions about Bois Brule

What does Bois Brule mean?
Bois Brule means a township in Perry County, Missouri, United States. Associated names are Bois Brule Bottom and Bois Brule Creek (Cinque Hommes Creek tributary).
What part of speech is Bois Brule?
Bois Brule is a proper noun.

Words near Bois Brule in the dictionary

  1. Boiro
  2. Boiron
  3. Boirons
  4. bois
  5. bois bande
  6. Bois Brule
  7. Bois Caiman
  8. Bois Caïman
  9. bois d'arc
  10. bois d'arcs
  11. bois d'olive

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