bolivar

[ bol-uh-ver, buh-lee-vahr; Spanish baw-lee-vahr ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, plural bol·i·vars, Spanish bo·li·va·res [baw-lee-, vah, -, r, es].

Bolívar

[ buh-lee-vahr; Spanish baw-lee-vahr ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

Si·món [sahy, -m, uh, n, see-, mawn], El Libertador, 1783–1830, Venezuelan statesman: leader of revolt of South American colonies against Spanish rule.
Pi·co Bol·í·var, [pee, -kaw] a mountain in western Venezuela, in the Cordillera Mérida: highest elevation in Venezuela. 16,411 feet (5,007 meters).

Bolivar

/ boˈliβar; ˈbɒlɪˌvɑː /

BolivarSimon17831830MSouth AmericanMILITARY: soldierPOLITICS: liberator Simon (siˈmon). 1783–1830, South American soldier and liberator. He drove the Spaniards 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

bolívar

/ boˈliβar; ˈbɒlɪˌvɑː /

Origin of bolivar¹

First recorded in 1880–85; from Latin American Spanish, named after Simón Bolívar

Origin of bolivar¹

named after Simon Bolivar

For you, who, like Bolívar, are and will always be a true freedom fighter.

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