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Boulogne

/bʊˈlɔɪn/

Boulogne proper noun: a former commune in Vendée department, Pays de la Loire, France. Also the ellipsis of Boulogne-sur-Mer.

Proper noun

Boulogne

  1. A former commune in Vendée department, Pays de la Loire, France.
  2. Boulogne-Billancourt

Also used as

Boulogne is also the ellipsis of Boulogne-sur-Mer.

Origin of Boulogne

From French Boulogne, from Latin Bonōnia. Doublet of Boleyn and Bologna.

Words formed from Boulogne

Questions about Boulogne

What does Boulogne mean?
Boulogne means a former commune in Vendée department, Pays de la Loire, France.
What part of speech is Boulogne?
Boulogne is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Boulogne?
Boulogne is pronounced /bʊˈlɔɪn/.

Words near Boulogne in the dictionary

  1. boulimic
  2. bouling
  3. boulle
  4. boulles
  5. boullion
  6. Boulogne
  7. Boulogne fever
  8. Boulogne sore throat
  9. Boulogne-Billancourt
  10. Boulogne-sur-Mer
  11. boulomaic

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