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- [boo l-uh-vahrd, boo-luh-]
- /ˈbʊl əˌvɑrd, ˈbu lə-/
- /ˈbuː.lə.vɑːd/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [boo l-uh-vahrd, boo-luh-]
- /ˈbʊl əˌvɑrd, ˈbu lə-/
Definitions of boulevard word
- countable noun boulevard A boulevard is a wide street in a city, usually with trees along each side. 3
- noun boulevard a wide usually tree-lined road in a city, often used as a promenade 3
- noun boulevard (capital as part of a street name) 3
- noun boulevard a grass strip between the pavement and road 3
- noun boulevard the strip of ground between the edge of a private property and the road 3
- noun boulevard the centre strip of a road dividing traffic travelling in different directions 3
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Origin of boulevard
First appearance:
before 1765 One of the 46% newest English words
1765-75; < French, Middle French (orig. Picard, Walloon): rampart, avenue built on the site of a razed rampart < Middle Dutch bol(le)werc; see bulwark
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Parts of speech for Boulevard
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boulevard popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 65% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for boulevard
noun boulevard
- artery — Arteries are the tubes in your body that carry blood from your heart to the rest of your body. Compare vein.
- avenue — Avenue is sometimes used in the names of streets. The written abbreviation Ave. is also used.
- highway — a main road, especially one between towns or cities: the highway between Los Angeles and Seattle.
- thoroughfare — a road, street, or the like, that leads at each end into another street.
- track — a structure consisting of a pair of parallel lines of rails with their crossties, on which a railroad train, trolley, or the like runs.
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