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boulevard en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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• /ˈbʊ.lə.vɑɹd/ (Canada, US)
• /ˈbuː.ləˌvɑːd/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

Borrowed from French boulevard, from Middle French boulevard, bollevart, boulevars, bolevers, bollewerc (“rampart”), from Middle High German bolewerc, bolwerc (modern German Bollwerk) or Middle Dutch bolwerk (“bulwark, bastion”). Doublet of bulwark; more at bole, work.

Meanings

1. A broad, well-paved and landscaped thoroughfare.
   • We live on Sunset Boulevard.
2. The landscaping on the sides of a boulevard or other thoroughfare.
3. A strip of land between a street and sidewalk.
4. (qualifier:Upper Midwestern US) The grassy area in the middle of some streets; a refuge island.

Forms

Deriveds

bl · blvd · bd. · bd · Roxas Boulevard · boulevard stop · blvd. · urban boulevard · boulevardlike · boulevardize

Relateds

boulevardier · bulwark

Translations (53)

ga búlbhard (broad, landscaped thoroughfare) · hi बुलेवार (broad, landscaped thoroughfare) · pt alameda (broad, landscaped thoroughfare) · pl bulwar (broad, landscaped thoroughfare) · ja ブールバード (broad, landscaped thoroughfare) · es boulevard (broad, landscaped thoroughfare) · pt bulevar (broad, landscaped thoroughfare) · io bulvardo (broad, landscaped thoroughfare) · mk бул. (broad, landscaped thoroughfare) · eo aleo (broad, landscaped thoroughfare) · pl aleja (broad, landscaped thoroughfare) · cmn 大道 (broad, landscaped thoroughfare) · ka ბულვარი (broad, landscaped thoroughfare) · vi đường lớn (broad, landscaped thoroughfare) · ka გამზირი (broad, landscaped thoroughfare) · nl hoofdweg (broad, landscaped thoroughfare) · es bulevard (broad, landscaped thoroughfare) · sv bulevard (broad, landscaped thoroughfare) · eu bulebar (broad, landscaped thoroughfare) · ja 大通り (broad, landscaped thoroughfare) · vi đại lộ (broad, landscaped thoroughfare) · no bulevard (broad, landscaped thoroughfare) · mk булева́р (broad, landscaped thoroughfare) · nl boulevard (broad, landscaped thoroughfare) · sk bulvár (broad, landscaped thoroughfare) · es bulevar (broad, landscaped thoroughfare) · he שְׂדֵרָה (broad, landscaped thoroughfare) · fr boulevard (broad, landscaped thoroughfare) · ru бульва́р (broad, landscaped thoroughfare) · kk желекжол (broad, landscaped thoroughfare) · hu körút (broad, landscaped thoroughfare) · fi bulevardi (broad, landscaped thoroughfare) · eo bulvardo (broad, landscaped thoroughfare) · ro bulevard (broad, landscaped thoroughfare) · da boulevard (broad, landscaped thoroughfare) · ka პროსპექტი (broad, landscaped thoroughfare) · ms boulevard (broad, landscaped thoroughfare) · cmn 林蔭大道 /林荫大道 (broad, landscaped thoroughfare) · et puiestee (broad, landscaped thoroughfare) · cs bulvár (broad, landscaped thoroughfare) · el λεωφόρος (broad, landscaped thoroughfare) · tl bulebar (broad, landscaped thoroughfare) · it viale (broad, landscaped thoroughfare) · km មហាវិថី (broad, landscaped thoroughfare) · de Boulevard (broad, landscaped thoroughfare) · fa بولوار (broad, landscaped thoroughfare) · fi puistokatu (broad, landscaped thoroughfare) · tr bulvar (broad, landscaped thoroughfare) · kw rosva (broad, landscaped thoroughfare) · lv bulvāris (broad, landscaped thoroughfare) · de Prachtstraße (broad, landscaped thoroughfare) · ca bulevard (broad, landscaped thoroughfare) · ru проспе́кт (broad, landscaped thoroughfare)