bolivar

Definition of Bolivar in English :

Noun

1. bolivar

the basic unit of money in Venezuela; equal to 100 centimos

2. bolivar, el libertador, simon bolivar

Venezuelan statesman who led the revolt of South American colonies against Spanish rule; founded Bolivia in 1825 (1783-1830)

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Bolivar

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noun plural -vars or -vares (-βares)

the standard monetary unit of Venezuela, equal to 100 céntimos

noun

Simon (siˈmon). 1783–1830, South American soldier and liberator. He drove the Spanish 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

Bolivar

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Siˈmón (ˈsaɪmən ) ; sīˈmən) ; Spanish siˈmɔn ) ; Spanish sēm^ōnˈ) 1783-1830; South American general & revolutionary leader, born in Caracas: hero of South American fight for independence from Spain

nounWord forms: plural boˈlívaˌres (boʊˈlivɑˌreɪs ; bōlēˈvärāsˌ; ˌ boʊlɪˈvɑrɛs ; bōˌliväˈres) or boˈlíˌvars

the basic monetary unit of Venezuela

see the table of monetary units in the Reference Supplement

Bolivar

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South American revolutionary leader who defeated the Spanish in 1819, was made president of Greater Colombia (now Colombia, Panama, Venezuela, and Ecuador), and helped liberate (1823-1834) Peru and Bolivia.

A mountain, 4,981 m (16,342 ft) high, of western Venezuela in the Cordillera de Mérida south of Lake Maracaibo. It is the highest elevation in the range and in the country.

n. pl. bo·li·vars or bo·li·va·res (bō-lēvä-rĕs′)

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