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Louisiade

Louisiade proper noun: an archipelago, southeast of New Guinea, consisting of a string of ten larger volcanic islands and 90 smaller coral islands.

Proper noun

the Louisiade

  1. An archipelago, southeast of New Guinea, consisting of a string of ten larger volcanic islands and 90 smaller coral islands.

Origin of Louisiade

Named in 1768 by Louis Antoine de Bougainville after Louis XV, the king of France (though they had been discovered long before).

Questions about Louisiade

What does Louisiade mean?
Louisiade means an archipelago, southeast of New Guinea, consisting of a string of ten larger volcanic islands and 90 smaller coral islands.
What part of speech is Louisiade?
Louisiade is a proper noun.

Words near Louisiade in the dictionary

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  2. Louisbourg
  3. Louisburg
  4. Louise
  5. louises
  6. Louisiade
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  9. Louisiana black bears
  10. Louisiana Creole
  11. Louisiana Creole French

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