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Webster 1913 Edition
Boulevard
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1.
Originally, a bulwark or rampart of fortification or fortified town.
2.
A public walk or street occupying the site of demolished fortifications. Hence: A broad avenue in or around a city.
Definition 2025
Boulevard
Boulevard
See also: boulevard
German
Noun
Boulevard m (genitive Boulevards, plural Boulevards)
Declension
Declension of Boulevard
| singular | plural | ||||
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| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | der | Boulevard | die | Boulevards |
| genitive | eines | des | Boulevards | der | Boulevards |
| dative | einem | dem | Boulevard | den | Boulevards |
| accusative | einen | den | Boulevard | die | Boulevards |
Synonyms
Derived terms
- Boulevardblatt
- Boulevardpresse
- Boulevardzeitung
boulevard
boulevard
See also: Boulevard
English
Boulevard de Strasbourg, Paris
Noun
boulevard (plural boulevards)
- A broad, well-paved and landscaped thoroughfare.
- The landscaping on the sides of a boulevard or other thoroughfare.
Derived terms
Related terms
- boulevardier
- bulwark (doublet)
Translations
broad, landscaped thoroughfare
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Dutch
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: bou‧le‧vard
Etymology
Borrowing from French boulevard, from Middle French bolevard, from Middle Dutch bolwerc (modern Dutch bolwerk).
Noun
boulevard m (plural boulevards, diminutive boulevardje n)
French
Etymology
Middle French bolevard, from Middle Dutch bolwerc (“bulwark, bastion”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bul.vaʁ/
Noun
boulevard m (plural boulevards)
Derived terms
Norman
Etymology
From Old French bollevart (“promenade, avenue, rampart”), from Middle Dutch.
Noun
boulevard m (plural boulevards)