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Bougainvilleans

Bougainvilleans is the plural of Bougainvillean.

Meaning of Bougainvillean

Noun

Bougainvillean (plural Bougainvilleans)

  1. A native or inhabitant of Bougainville.
    • “Nobody has ever asked us what we wanted,” a resentful Bougainvillean told a visitor, alluding to the copper development as well as the colonial history.1971 July 25, Robert Trumbull, “Bougainvilleans Offered Shares in a Rich Mine”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 07 Jun...

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Questions about Bougainvilleans

What is Bougainvilleans the plural of?
Bougainvilleans is the plural of Bougainvillean.

Words near Bougainvilleans in the dictionary

  1. Bougainville crows
  2. Bougainville Strait
  3. Bougainville thicketbird
  4. bougainvillea
  5. Bougainvillean
  6. Bougainvilleans
  7. bougainvilleas
  8. bougainvillia
  9. bougainvillias
  10. bougainvilliid
  11. bougainvilliids

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