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bolivares

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bol⋅i⋅var

[bol-uh-ver, buh-lee-vahr; Sp. baw-lee-vahr]
–noun, plural bol⋅i⋅vars, Spanish. bo⋅li⋅va⋅res [baw-lee-vah-res] .
a coin and monetary unit of Venezuela, equal to 100 centimos. Abbreviation: B.

Origin:
1880–85; < AmerSp, after S. Bolívar
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bo·li·var   (bō-lē'vär, bŏl'ə-vər)   
n.   pl. bo·li·vars or bo·li·va·res (bō-lē'vä-rěs')
See Table at currency.

[American Spanish bolívar, after Simón Bolívar.]
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