bougainville

• Nom propre se rapportant à l'explorateur français qui effectua un voyage autour du monde accompagné de scientifiques (1729-1811), ou à la plus grande des îles Salomon, province de Papouasie-Nouvelle-Guinée.

A proper noun referring to a French explorer who circumnavigated the globe accompanied by scientists (1729-1811), or the largest of the Solomon Islands, a province of Papua New Guinea.

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1. French ExplorerC1formal

   Louis Antoine de Bougainville, a French admiral and explorer who led the first French circumnavigation of the globe (1766–1769), accompanied by naturalists and astronomers.

   Louis Antoine de Bougainville (explorateur)

   • Bougainville's voyage contributed significantly to European knowledge of the Pacific.
   • The explorer Bougainville named the island of New Cythera (now Tahiti) during his expedition.
   • Bougainville's journals provided detailed accounts of the peoples and lands he encountered.

2. Island in the PacificB2formal

   The largest island in the Solomon Islands archipelago, geographically part of Papua New Guinea, known for its rich biodiversity and history of conflict.

   Bougainville (île)

   • Bougainville Island is home to the Panguna copper mine, one of the largest in the world.
   • The island of Bougainville experienced a decade-long civil war in the late 20th century.
   • Bougainville's unique culture and languages are studied by anthropologists.