Bolivia

American  

[buh-liv-ee-uh, boh-, baw-lee-vyah] / bəˈlɪv i ə, boʊ-, bɔˈli ḇyɑ /

noun

1. a republic in western South America. 404,388 sq. mi. (1,047,370 sq. km). La Paz and Sucre.

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Bolivia British  

/ bəˈlɪvɪə /

noun

1. an inland republic in central S America: original Aymará Indian population conquered by the Incas in the 13th century; colonized by Spain from 1538; became a republic in 1825; consists of low plains in the east, with ranges of the Andes rising to over 6400 m (21 000 ft) and the Altiplano, a plateau averaging 3900 m (13 000 ft) in the west; contains some of the world's highest inhabited regions; important producer of tin and other minerals. Official languages: Spanish, Quechua, and Aymara. Religion: Roman Catholic. Currency: boliviano. Capital: La Paz (administrative); Sucre (judicial). Pop: 10 461 053 (2013 est). Area: 1 098 580 sq km (424 260 sq miles)

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Bolivia Cultural  

1. Republic in western South America, bordered by Chile and Peru to the west, Brazil to the north and east, Paraguay to the southeast, and Argentina to the south. Sucre is its constitutional capital and its largest city; La Paz is its administrative capital.

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The Bolivian government has long fought widespread drug production and trafficking in the country.

Simón Bolívar founded Bolivia in 1825 after winning independence from Spanish rule.

Other Word Forms

• Bolivian adjective
• anti-Bolivian adjective
• pro-Bolivian adjective
• pseudo-Bolivian adjective

Example Sentences

The EU took a small step toward battling back on Jan. 9, when enough member states backed a free-trade agreement with the Mercosur bloc of South America, including Brazil, Argentina, Bolivia, Paraguay, and Uruguay.

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Bolivia is also a member, but was not among the bloc's founders and will not be a party to the pact.

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Bolivia and Argentina are rich in lithium, while Peru and Chile operate a large chunk of the world’s copper mines.

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The Mercosur deal presents a more classic dilemma: Beleaguered manufacturers in Germany and across Northern Europe would gain unfettered access to nearly 300 million new consumers in Brazil, Argentina, Bolivia, Paraguay, and Uruguay.

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The Mercosur deal presents a more classic dilemma: Beleaguered manufacturers in Germany and across Northern Europe would gain unfettered access to nearly 300 million new consumers in Brazil, Argentina, Bolivia, Paraguay, and Uruguay.

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