bolivar

¹

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

noun

plural

bolivars ,

plural

bolivares .

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

Bolívar

²

[buh-lee-vahr, baw-lee-vahr]

noun

1. Simón El Libertador, 1783–1830, Venezuelan statesman: leader of revolt of South American colonies against Spanish rule.

2. Pico Bolívar, a mountain in western Venezuela, in the Cordillera Mérida: highest elevation in Venezuela. 16,411 feet (5,007 meters).

Bolivar

¹

/ ˈbɒlɪˌvɑː, boˈliβar /

noun

1. 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

/ ˈbɒlɪˌvɑː, boˈliβar /

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