Boulevard

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A boulevard is a type of broad avenue planted with rows of trees, or in parts of North America, any urban highway.

Boulevards were originally circumferential roads following the line of former city walls.

In North American usage, boulevards may be wide, multi-lane thoroughfares divided with only a central median.

Etymology

The word boulevard is borrowed from French. In French, it originally meant the flat surface of a rampart, and later a promenade taking the place of a demolished fortification. It is a borrowing from the Dutch word bolwerk 'bulwark'.[1]

Notable examples

Australia and Oceania

Europe

Austria

Denmark

France

North America

Canada

Mexico

United States

South America

Argentina

Uruguay

References

  1. ^ Wiktionnaire, [1]
  2. ^ "Buses to Bring Change". Cebu Daily News. 20 June 2012. Retrieved 16 September 2017.
  3. ^ "Húsvét után jön a nagykörúti káosz". Index.hu. 17 April 2006. Retrieved 16 September 2017.
  4. ^ "Некоммерческий проект бульвары Москвы". Bulwar.ru. Archived from the original on 18 September 2017. Retrieved 16 September 2017.

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