bougainvillean

Etymology

From Bougainville + -an.

bougainvillean means Of, from or relating to Bougainville. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 97 out of 100.

adj

Of, from or relating to Bougainville.“Slipping into a reflective mood, Mr. Kinna, 36 years old, recalled his Bougainvillean childhood.”

noun

A native or inhabitant of Bougainville.““Nobody has ever asked us what we wanted,” a resentful Bougainvillean told a visitor, alluding to the copper development as well as the colonial history.”