boulevard
English
/ˈbuː.ləˌvɑːd/, /ˈbʊləvɑɹd/
noun
Definitions
- A broad, well-paved and landscaped thoroughfare.
- The landscaping on the sides of a boulevard or other thoroughfare.
Etymology
Borrowed from French boulevard derived from Middle French boulevard derived from Middle High German bolewerc derived from Middle Dutch bolwerk (bulwark, bastion).
Origin
Middle Dutch
bolwerk
Gloss
bulwark, bastion
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- boulevardlike English
- Bollwerk German
- Boulevard German
- boulevard Dutch, Flemish
- boulevard French
- бульвар Russian
- boulevard Spanish, Castilian
- bulevar Spanish, Castilian
- bulevard Norwegian Bokmål
- bulevard Swedish
- bulevard Norwegian Nynorsk
- bulwerk Middle English
- búlbhard Irish
- boulevard Danish
- bollevart Old French
- bulevar Serbo-Croatian
- bulevard Catalan, Valencian
- bulevard Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- bollewerc Middle Dutch
- bolwerc Middle Dutch
- bolwerk Middle Dutch
- bulvar Turkish
- bolewerc Middle High German
- bolevard Middle French
- boulevard Middle French
- bolwerk Middle Low German
- bulvar Crimean Tatar