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• Sucre
  Sucre

  noun

  Antonio José de 1793–1830, Venezuelan general and South American liberator: 1st president of Bolivia 1826–28.
• sucre
  sucre

  noun

  the former standard monetary unit of Ecuador (before the adoption of the US dollar in 2000), divided into 100 centavos

Sucre

American  

[soo-kre] / ˈsu krɛ /

noun

1. Antonio José de 1793–1830, Venezuelan general and South American liberator: 1st president of Bolivia 1826–28.

2. a city in and the official capital of Bolivia, in the S part.

3. (lowercase) a cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Ecuador, equal to 100 centavos. S.

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Sucre ¹ British  

/ ˈsukre /

noun

1. Former name (until 1839): Chuquisaca.  the legal capital of Bolivia, in the south central part of the country in the E Andes: university (1624). Pop: 231 000 (2005 est)

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Sucre ² British  

/ ˈsukre /

noun

1. Antonio José de (anˈtonjo xoˈse de). 1795–1830, South American liberator, born in Venezuela, who assisted Bolivar in the colonial revolt against Spain; first president of Bolivia (1826–28)

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sucre ³ British  

/ ˈsukre /

noun

1. the former standard monetary unit of Ecuador (before the adoption of the US dollar in 2000), divided into 100 centavos

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Etymology

Origin of sucre

C19: after Antonio José de _Sucre

Example Sentences

"This president has made the decision, as part of his efforts and commitment to the country, to reduce his salary by 50 percent," Paz announced in the southeastern city of Sucre.

From Barron's • May 25, 2026

Venezuelans rely on propane gas for cooking and shortages of basics like this are common here in Sucre, one of the country's poorest states.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

Goldfarb remembers the dessert heyday when these dishes were more than just an afterthought at Espai Sucre in Barcelona, ChikaLicious and P*ong in New York.

From Salon • Jul. 13, 2025

Mr. García Márquez was born in Aracataca in 1927 and was raised largely by his maternal grandparents before he moved to Sucre to live with his parents at age 8.

From New York Times • Mar. 10, 2024

"Hurrah! we're to help!" for an aid-de-camp from General Sucre had just dashed up to Miller with orders.

From At the Point of the Sword by Hayens, Herbert