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HOW TO PRONOUNCE

boulevard

/ˈbʊ.lə.vɑɹd/

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What does boulevard mean?

noun

  1. A broad, well-paved and landscaped thoroughfare.
  2. The landscaping on the sides of a boulevard or other thoroughfare.
  3. A strip of land between a street and sidewalk.
More meanings (2)

noun

  1. The grassy area in the middle of some streets; a refuge island.

proper noun

  1. A census-designated place in San Diego County, California, United States.

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IPA pronunciation

/ˈbʊ.lə.vɑɹd/

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Equally gravely he saluted, and the car, after moving through certain dignified arcs, swam swiftly away down Thackeray Boulevard.
Christopher MorleyThe Haunted BookshopProject Gutenberg ebook #172
O. Ghost's two letters had been posted at the Boulevard des Capucines post-office, as Moncharmin remarked after examining the envelopes.
Gaston LerouxThe Phantom of the OperaProject Gutenberg ebook #175
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Towards two o’clock, almost invariably, the royal carriage and cavalcade was seen to pass at full speed along the Boulevard de l’Hôpital.
Victor HugoLes MisérablesTranslated by Isabel Florence HapgoodProject Gutenberg ebook #135
The life of man, as these furiously envious ones see it, is the life of a leading actor in a boulevard revue.
H. L. (Henry Louis) MenckenIn Defense of WomenProject Gutenberg ebook #1270
They crossed the park and went west along Washington Boulevard, beautiful with its broad macadamised road, and large frame houses set back from the sidewalks.
Theodore DreiserSister Carrie: A NovelProject Gutenberg ebook #233