boulevard

Etymology

From French boulevard, from Middle French boulevard, from Old French bollevart (“promenade, avenue, rampart”), from Middle Dutch bollewerc, bolwerc (“bulwark, bastion”) from bole, bolle (“bole, plank”) + werk (“work, construction”). Doublet of bulwark; more at bole, work.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈbuː.ləˌvɑːd/
• (US, Canada) IPA^(key): /ˈbʊləvɑɹd/

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Noun

boulevard (plural boulevards)

1. A broad, well-paved and landscaped thoroughfare.
2. The landscaping on the sides of a boulevard or other thoroughfare.

Etymology

Borrowed from French boulevard. Doublet of bolværk.

Noun

boulevard

1. boulevard

Etymology

Borrowed from French boulevard, from Middle French bolevard, from Middle Dutch bolwerc (modern Dutch bolwerk).

Pronunciation

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• Hyphenation: bou‧le‧vard

Noun

boulevard m (plural boulevards, diminutive boulevardje n)

1. boulevard

Etymology

Middle French bolevard, from Middle Dutch bolwerc (“bulwark, bastion”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bul.vaʁ/

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Noun

boulevard m (plural boulevards)

1. causeway
2. boulevard

Further reading

• “boulevard” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Etymology

From Old French bollevart (“promenade, avenue, rampart”), from Middle Dutch.

Noun

boulevard m (plural boulevards)

1. (Jersey) bulwark

Noun

boulevard m (plural boulevards)

1. boulevard