bolivar

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

noun,plural bol·i·vars, Spanish bo·li·va·res [baw-lee-vah-res]. /ˌbɔ liˈvɑ rɛs/.
  1. a coin and monetary unit of Venezuela, equal to 100 centimos. Abbreviation: B.

Origin of bolivar

1
First recorded in 1880–85; from Latin American Spanish, named after Simón Bolívar

Other definitions for Bolívar (2 of 2)

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

noun
  1. Si·món [sahy-muhn; Spanish see-mawn], /ˈsaɪ mən; Spanish siˈmɔn/, "El Libertador", 1783–1830, Venezuelan statesman: leader of revolt of South American colonies against Spanish rule.

  2. Pi·co Bol·í·var, [pee-kaw] /ˈpi kɔ/ a mountain in western Venezuela, in the Cordillera Mérida: highest elevation in Venezuela. 16,411 feet (5,007 meters).

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British Dictionary definitions for Bolivar (1 of 2)

Bolivar

/ (ˈbɒlɪˌvɑː, Spanish boˈliβar) /


noun
  1. 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

British Dictionary definitions for bolívar (2 of 2)

bolívar

/ (ˈbɒlɪˌvɑː, Spanish boˈliβar) /


nounplural -vars or -vares (-βares)
  1. the standard monetary unit of Venezuela, equal to 100 céntimos

Origin of bolívar

2
named after Simon Bolivar

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