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Meaning of "Bolingbroke" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF BOLINGBROKE

Bolingbroke  [ˈbɒlɪŋˌbrʊk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BOLINGBROKE

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Bolingbroke is a noun.
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WHAT DOES BOLINGBROKE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Bolingbroke

Bolingbroke is the name of: ▪ Henry IV of England, also known as Henry of Bolingbroke ▪ Henry St John, 1st Viscount Bolingbroke, a Tory party Jacobite grandee and British statesman ▪ other Lords Bolingbroke bearing the title Earl of Bolingbroke or Viscount Bolingbroke ▪ Roger Bolingbroke, a 15th-century English cleric, astronomer, astrologer, magister and alleged necromancer Bolingbroke may be a place: ▪ Bolingbroke, Lincolnshire, Old Bolingbroke, a village where Bolingbroke Castle is located ▪ New Bolingbroke, Lincolnshire, a different village ▪ Bolingbroke, Georgia ▪ Bolingbroke Mansion, a party house in Radnor, Pennsylvania ▪ In fiction: ▪ Bolingbroke, Nova Scotia, fictional birthplace of Anne Shirley of the Anne of Green Gables series of books Bolingbroke may also mean: ▪ Bristol Bolingbroke, the initial name of the fighter project that became the Bristol Blenheim World War II fighter-bomber ▪ Bristol Fairchild Bolingbroke, a later wartime Canadian variant of the Blenheim...

Definition of Bolingbroke in the English dictionary

The definition of Bolingbroke in the dictionary is Henry St John, 1st Viscount Bolingbroke. 1678–1751, English politician; fled to France in 1714 and acted as secretary of state to the Old Pretender; returned to England in 1723. His writings include A Dissertation on Parties and Idea of a Patriot King.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BOLINGBROKE


abrooke
əˈbrʊk
Alanbrooke
ˈælənˌbrʊk
Baruch
ˈbɛərʊk
Beaverbrook
ˈbiːvəˌbrʊk
brook
brʊk
Brooke
brʊk
cleruch
ˈklɛəˌrʊk
crook
krʊk
donnybrook
ˈdɒnɪˌbrʊk
drook
drʊk
drouk
drʊk
Innsbruck
ˈɪnzbrʊk
Pembroke
ˈpɛmbrʊk
rook
rʊk
Sherbrooke
ˈʃɜːˌbrʊk
Tobruk
təˈbrʊk
zamboorak
zæmˈbʊərʊk
zomboruk
zʌmˈbʊərʊk
zumbooruk
zʌmˈbʊərʊk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BOLINGBROKE

Boldrewood
bole
bolection
bolero
bolero jacket
bolete
boleti
boletus
Boleyn
Bolger
bolide
boline
Bolivar
Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela
Bolivia
Bolivian

WORDS THAT END LIKE BOLINGBROKE

a stroke
backstroke
breaststroke
broke
butterfly stroke
downstroke
four-stroke
go for broke
heartbroke
heat stroke
keystroke
masterstroke
return stroke
roke
stone-broke
stony-broke
stroke
sunstroke
two-stroke
upstroke

Synonyms and antonyms of Bolingbroke in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «Bolingbroke» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BOLINGBROKE

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Translator English - Chinese

博林布鲁克
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Bolingbroke
570 millions of speakers

English

Bolingbroke
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Bolingbroke
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

بولينجبروك
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Болингброк
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Bolingbroke
270 millions of speakers

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Bolingbroke
260 millions of speakers

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Bolingbroke
220 millions of speakers

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Bolingbroke
190 millions of speakers

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Bolingbroke
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ボリングブローク
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

볼링 브룩
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Bolingbroke
85 millions of speakers
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Bolingbroke
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

போலிங்ப்ரோக்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

बॉलिंगब्रोक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Bolingbroke
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Bolingbroke
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Bolingbroke
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Болингброк
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Bolingbroke
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

Bolingbroke
15 millions of speakers
af

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Bolingbroke
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

Bolingbroke
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Bolingbroke
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Bolingbroke

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BOLINGBROKE»

The term «Bolingbroke» is normally little used and occupies the 116.636 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BOLINGBROKE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Bolingbroke

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BOLINGBROKE»

Discover the use of Bolingbroke in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Bolingbroke and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Bolingbroke and France
This text is essentially a monograph, since a definitive work on the subject must await publication (already in hand) of Bolingbroke's complete correspondence.
Rex A. Barrell, 1988
2
Bolingbroke: Political Writings
A comprehensive volume of the most important political works of Viscount Bolingbroke.
Henry St. John Bolingbroke (Viscount), David Armitage, 1997
3
Bolingbroke's Defence of the Treaty of Utrecht: Being ...
This 1932 book consists of numbers 6-8 from Henry Bolingbroke's Letters on the Study and Use of History.
Henry Bolingbroke, 2013
4
Bolingbroke and His Circle: The Politics of Nostalgia in the ...
As the title implies, the volume is chiefly concerned with analyzing the thought and behavior of Bolingbroke and his supporters.
Isaac Kramnick, 1992
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Bolingbroke: A Historical Study and Voltaire in England
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
John Churton Collins, 2011
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Illusory Consensus: Bolingbroke and the Polemical Response ...
Alexander Pettit analyzes the formation of and the reaction against the notion of a unified opposition to England's de facto prime minister Sir Robert Walpole (1676-1745), the "great man" of Scriblerian satire who was reviled throughout the ...
Alexander Pettit, 1997
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The Occasional writer [by H. St. John, visct. Bolingbroke
( 10 J they were malicious enough to call to mind some personal Reflections, which the heat of your Imagination, and your Familiarity with Majesty, betrayed you into, and for which they saucily wished what I dare not name. These seditious  ...
8
The life of Henry St. John, viscount Bolingbroke ...
A Fall — Bolingbroke's dismissal — At Bucklerebury — The Pretender's Proclamation — Bolingbroke and George the First — The Regret of Somers — Wal- pole's Bitterness — Bolingbroke's Flight — Marlborough frightens Bolingbroke — The ...
Thomas Macknight, 1868
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Memoirs of lord Bolingbroke
Bolingbroke's Ambition disappointed. — Illness of the Queen. — Proceedings of the Council. — The Sari of Shrewsbury made Lord Treasurer. — Death of the Queen Critical Position of Bolingbroke. — His Letter to the King. — Is dismissed.
George Wingrove Cooke, 1835
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Bolingbroke and his Times the Sequel
This was too much for Bolingbroke ; but the Church-world was gratified and impressed. In 1738 he became, as we have seen, the prince's chaplain. At this time he barely knew Pope, but affected to contemn the " Essay on Man " ; as indeed did ...

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BOLINGBROKE»

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Flint maisonettes come crashing down just yards from elderly …
Eyewitness Neil Avery said: “I was leaving my mother's flat in Bolingbroke Heights and heard a loud crash behind me and the scene disappear ... «Daily Post North Wales, Jul 15»
2
Izaak Walton League awards scholarships
These scholarship awards were presented at the Mid-Shore Chapter's monthly dinner meeting held at Bolingbroke Park in Trappe. «The Star Democrat, Jul 15»
3
Madison Double-A roughs up Blackfoot 11-1
Matt Bolingbroke picked up the win as the pitcher. No other details were available Monday night. A full recap will be run in the Standard ... «Rexburg Standard Journal, Jul 15»
4
We want to be fa-Moose
The former comic will play the Duke of Bedford and Bolingbroke in a cast that also includes Joely Richardson. BRITISH expat stand-up James ... «Chortle, Jul 15»
5
Fourth of July fireworks
... Voltaire, and Bolingbroke, put together, have done! These ministers make religion a cold and flinty-hearted thing, having neither principles of ... «Patheos, Jul 15»
6
After Hours: Take advantage of summer – stay outside!
The Bolingbroke Farmers Market, located in the parking lot of Country Oaks Farm and Pet Supply, is drawing more regional support as it ... «Macon Telegraph, Jul 15»
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Official: Rufus Hound and More Join THE WARS OF THE ROSES at …
... WARS OF THE ROSES at Rose Theatre, Kingston are: Rufus Hound (Bedford & Bolingbroke), Jack Cade (Rivers), Oliver Cotton (Winchester, ... «Broadway World, Jul 15»
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Man slashed with knife in Kingston toilet
Gary Cormack, 27, of Bolingbroke Grove, from Wandsworth has been charged with one count of actual bodily harm and has been bailed to appear at Wimbledon ... «Your Local Guardian, Jul 15»
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We are surrounded by so much good music happening...
The Bolingbroke Cafe, hosted by Mike Erion at the Althorpe-Bolingbroke Community Hall presented a variety of local performers in their Spring ... «www.insideottawavalley.com/, Jul 15»
10
How Orson Welles shattered the Hollywood image
The film has so much that's good – John Gielgud as Bolingbroke; one of the greatest, most brutal battle scenes of cinema – but in one respect it ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»

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