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  bougainvillaea Bougainville, Louis Antoine de  
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   The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition.  2000.
 
Bougainville
 
SYLLABICATION:Bou·gain·ville
PRONUNCIATION:  bgn-vl, b-g-vl
A volcanic island of Papua New Guinea in the Solomon Islands of the southwest Pacific Ocean. It was discovered by Louis de Bougainville in 1768.
 
 
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  bougainvillaea Bougainville, Louis Antoine de  
 
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