Ciudad Bolívar

American  

[syoo-thahth baw-lee-vahr] / syuˈðɑð bɔˈli vɑr /

noun

1. a port in E Venezuela, on the Orinoco River. 103,728.

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Ciudad Bolívar British  

/ siuˈðað boˈliβar /

noun

1. Former name (1764–1846): Angostura.  a port in E Venezuela, on the Orinoco River: accessible to ocean-going vessels. Pop: 344 000 (2005 est)

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Example Sentences

“We’re not satisfied with the mediocrity of past generations,” said Larry Rico, 23, a Petro voter at a polling station in Ciudad Bolívar, a poor neighborhood in Bogotá, the capital.

From New York Times • Jun. 19, 2022

Mr Camero runs an ice-cream shop in Ciudad Bolívar, a 12-hour drive from Pacaraima.

From BBC • Jul. 18, 2017

He, too, went back home — to the provincial capital, Ciudad Bolívar, where his mother eventually caught malaria, as well.

From New York Times • Aug. 14, 2016

A few weeks ago, his wife came to Las Claritas to buy the food and soap she could not find in Ciudad Bolívar.

From New York Times • Aug. 14, 2016