Bolivian

/ (bəˈlɪvɪən) /

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adjective

of or relating to Bolivia or its inhabitants

noun

a native or inhabitant of Bolivia

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Words nearby Bolivian

Bolingbrook, bolita, bolivar, Bolívar, Simón, Bolivia, Bolivian, boliviano, boll, Bolland, Bollandist, bollard

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How to use Bolivian in a sentence

The way San Pedro Prison functions is a necessity as a result, Bolivian journalist Aldo Medinaceli explained to me.
Cocaine, Politicians and Wives: Inside the World’s Most Bizarre Prison|Jason Batansky|October 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST
A group of Bolivian miners must have received the shock of their lives when they uncovered a slab with 5,055 gigantic footprints.
294 Dinosaurs Once Walked on This Wall in Bolivia|Nina Strochlic|October 24, 2013|DAILY BEAST
"It was the miracle of the multiplication of gasoline," Saboia later told a Bolivian reporter.
Escape from Bolivia|Mac Margolis|September 2, 2013|DAILY BEAST
After he tried to incite revolution there, he was executed by CIA-assisted Bolivian authorities.
Which Country Should Snowden Live In?|Sarah Hedgecock|July 7, 2013|DAILY BEAST

Michael Moynihan on the Bolivian farce, the WikiLeaks sideshow, and other yanqui ‘victims.’
Edward Snowden’s Parasites: Evo Morales, Julian Assange & More|Michael Moynihan|July 5, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The Bolivian report notes that "food gets cold every time the pots are taken from and into the oven."
The BYU Solar Cooker/Cooler|Steven E. Jones
A track used by the Bolivian rubber boatmen led us down stream to the camp by the lower falls.
The Sea and the Jungle|H. M. Tomlinson
The department belongs to the great Bolivian plateau, and its greater part to the cold, bleak, puna climatic region.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 16, Slice 2|Various
In Bolivian cities there are large markets to which these Indian women especially resort.
Birdseye Views of Far Lands|James T. Nichols
The natives designate the Bolivian climatic zones as yungas, valle or medio yungas, cabezera de valle, puna and puna brava.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 2|Various