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LOUIS ANTOINE DE BOUGAINVILLE
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• LOUIS ANTOINE DE BOUGAINVILLE (noun)
The noun LOUIS ANTOINE DE BOUGAINVILLE has 1 sense:
1. French explorer who circumnavigated the globe accompanied by scientists (1729-1811)
Familiarity information: LOUIS ANTOINE DE BOUGAINVILLE used as a noun is very rare.
• LOUIS ANTOINE DE BOUGAINVILLE (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
French explorer who circumnavigated the globe accompanied by scientists (1729-1811)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Bougainville; Louis Antoine de Bougainville
Instance hypernyms:
adventurer; explorer (someone who travels into little known regions (especially for some scientific purpose))
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