bolivar

¹

[ bol-uh-ver, buh-lee-vahr; Spanish baw-lee-vahr ]

noun

, plural bol·i·vars, Spanish bo·li·va·res [baw-lee-, vah, -, r, es].

1. a coin and monetary unit of Venezuela, equal to 100 centimos. : B.

Bolívar

²

[ buh-lee-vahr; Spanish baw-lee-vahr ]

noun

1. Si·món [sahy, -m, uh, n, see-, mawn], El Libertador, 1783–1830, Venezuelan statesman: leader of revolt of South American colonies against Spanish rule.
2. Pi·co Bol·í·var, [pee, -kaw] a mountain in western Venezuela, in the Cordillera Mérida: highest elevation in Venezuela. 16,411 feet (5,007 meters).

Bolivar

¹

/ boˈliβar; ˈbɒlɪˌvɑː /

noun

1. BolivarSimon17831830MSouth AmericanMILITARY: soldierPOLITICS: liberator Simon (siˈmon). 1783–1830, South American soldier and liberator. He drove the Spaniards from Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru and hoped to set up a republican confederation, but was prevented by separatist movements in Venezuela and Colombia (1829–30). Upper Peru became a separate state and was called Bolivia in his honour

bolívar

²

/ boˈliβar; ˈbɒlɪˌvɑː /

noun

1. the standard monetary unit of Venezuela, equal to 100 céntimos

Word History and Origins

Origin of bolivar¹

First recorded in 1880–85; from Latin American Spanish, named after Simón Bolívar

Word History and Origins

Origin of bolivar¹

named after Simon Bolivar

Example Sentences

Peter Dinklage will be introduced as Bolivar Trask, creator of the robot mutant-destroyers called Sentinels.

From The Daily Beast

A low profile legislator from the state of Bolivar, he was never a leading voice in the National Assembly.

From The Daily Beast

But then we looked at his life in Greece and Albania where he was a serious revolutionary—as serious as Che Guevara or Bolivar.

From The Daily Beast

I reckon you're the one Bolivar an' me's been waitin' here fer, an'—what's the matter with ye, anyhow?

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Bascomb must have divined what was going on in Matt's mind, for he turned to him as soon as Bolivar was out of sight.

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Bolivar, leaving the army in command of General Paez, repaired to Angostura.

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General Bolivar obtained leave from the congress at Bogot to go to Peru—the grand scene of his subsequent triumphs.

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Morillo retired to Valencia; and Bolivar took possession of the valleys of Aragua.

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