bolivar

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

/ ˈbɒl ə vər, bəˈli vɑr; Spanish bɔˈli vɑr /

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noun, plural bol·i·vars, Spanish bo·li·va·res

[baw-lee-vah-res]. /ˌbɔ liˈvɑ rɛs/.

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

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Origin of bolivar

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

Other definitions for bolivar (2 of 2)

Bolívar

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

/ bəˈli vɑr; Spanish bɔˈli ḇɑr /

noun

Si·món

[sahy-muhn; Spanish see-mawn], /ˈsaɪ mən; Spanish siˈmɔn/, "El Libertador", 1783–1830, Venezuelan statesman: leader of revolt of South American colonies against Spanish rule.

Pi·co Bol·í·var, [pee-kaw] /ˈpi kɔ/ a mountain in western Venezuela, in the Cordillera Mérida: highest elevation in Venezuela. 16,411 feet (5,007 meters).

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How to use bolivar in a sentence

Peter Dinklage will be introduced as Bolivar Trask, creator of the robot mutant-destroyers called Sentinels.
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A low profile legislator from the state of Bolivar, he was never a leading voice in the National Assembly.
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But then we looked at his life in Greece and Albania where he was a serious revolutionary—as serious as Che Guevara or Bolivar.
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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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British Dictionary definitions for bolivar (1 of 2)

Bolivar

/ (ˈbɒlɪˌvɑː, Spanish boˈliβar) /

noun

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

British Dictionary definitions for bolivar (2 of 2)

bolívar

/ (ˈbɒlɪˌvɑː, Spanish boˈliβar) /

noun plural -vars or -vares (-βares)

the standard monetary unit of Venezuela, equal to 100 céntimos

Word Origin for bolívar

named after Simon Bolivar

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