Boulevard

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Template:Short description {{#invoke:other uses|otheruses}} Template:Redirect Template:Use dmy dates Template:Multiple image A boulevard is a type of broad avenue planted with rows of trees, or in parts of North America, any urban highway or wide road in a commercial district.

In Europe, 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 France, 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 Template:Wikt-lang 'bulwark'.<ref>Wiktionnaire, [1]</ref> Template:Clear

Notable examples

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Asia

Azerbaijan

Bangladesh

Cambodia

India

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Indonesia

Vietnam

Iran

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Philippines

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Australia and Oceania

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Australia

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New Zealand

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Europe

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Austria

Denmark

Boulevards in Copenhagen:

France

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Germany

Hungary

Ireland

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Italy

Netherlands

Spain

Portugal

Russia

Ukraine

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North America

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Canada

Mexico

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United States

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South America

Argentina

Uruguay

Brazil

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