boulevard

From French boulevard, from Middle French boulevard, from Old French bollevart (“promenade, avenue, rampart”), from German Bollwerk or Middle Dutch bolwerk (“bulwark, bastion”). Doublet of bulwark; more at bole, work.

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

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boulevard (plural boulevards)

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

• (abbreviation): blvd., blvd, bd., bd, bl

• boulevardier
• bulwark (doublet)

Borrowed from French boulevard. Doublet of bolværk.

boulevard

1. boulevard

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

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• Hyphenation: bou‧le‧vard

boulevard m (plural boulevards, diminutive boulevardje n)

1. boulevard

Middle French bolevard, from German Bollwerk or Middle Dutch bolwerc (“bulwark, bastion”).

• IPA^(key): /bul.vaʁ/

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boulevard m (plural boulevards)

1. causeway
2. boulevard

• (abbreviation): (Europe): bd, Bd, bld, brd, bvd; (Québec): boul., boul

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

Oxford English Dictionary, 1884–1928, and First Supplement, 1933.

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

boulevard m (plural boulevards)

1. (Jersey) bulwark

From French boulevard

boulevard m (plural boulevards)

1. boulevard