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Bolivar
//ˈbɒlɪvɚ// name, noun
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Proper Noun
- 1 A city, the county seat of Polk County, Missouri, United States.
- 2 A village in Ohio.
- 3 A city, the county seat of Hardeman County, Tennessee.
Noun
- 1 Alternative spelling of bolívar. alt-of, alternative
- 2 Alternative form of bolívar. alt-of, alternative
"The mining law of 1925 places taxes at two Bolivars ($0.39) per hectare on property not in operation. […] The 125,000,000 Bolivars surplus in the treasury, while not a great deal of money in London or New York ($25,000,000) denotes a condition of things in Venezuela that the British and French like."
- 3 the basic unit of money in Venezuela; equal to 100 centimos wordnet
Etymology
Etymology 1
Most places named Bolivar are named after Simón Bolívar (1783–1830), a South American leader—even those whose naturalized English name does not use the Spanish-language orthography or pronunciation.
Etymology 2
Most places named Bolivar are named after Simón Bolívar (1783–1830), a South American leader—even those whose naturalized English name does not use the Spanish-language orthography or pronunciation.
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