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Bolivian

British  
/ bəˈlɪvɪən /

adjective

  1. of or relating to Bolivia or its inhabitants

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a native or inhabitant of Bolivia

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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High up on the Bolivian Altiplano, Potosí was once a glorious “imperial city,” deemed by Holy Roman Emperor Charles V to be the “Treasure of the World.”

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 17, 2026

On Monday, the Central Bank opened trading with a new official dollar rate of 9.73 Bolivian pesos, close to the current parallel rate.

From Barron's Jun. 29, 2026

"We support the constitutionally elected Bolivian government and urge the mobilized groups to prioritize dialogue and negotiation within the established constitutional framework as a fundamental tool of democracy," it added.

From Barron's Jun. 23, 2026

Bolivian President Rodrigo Paz has declared a state of emergency after weeks of protests demanding his resignation.

From BBC Jun. 20, 2026

Below us lay the Beni, a Bolivian province about the size of Illinois and Indiana put together, and nearly as flat.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann

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