Bolivia
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- proper noun
- /bəˈlɪviə/
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Bolivia
- And he was originally from Bolivia but lived a lot of his life in Chile.
- Peru and Bolivia
- Colombia and Bolivia
- Ecuador and Bolivia
How then do you explain the people in La Paz in Bolivia who are living at similar heights?
- How then do you explain the people in La Paz in Bolivia who are living at similar heights?
- What's the, you mentioned Bolivia, What's the connection between culture and language?
- I've spent time, tremendous amounts of time with the shaman in the high Andes of Bolivia and Peru.
- This question has been the subject of entire lifetimes of study in the monasteries of Egypt and Bolivia and Peru and Tibet.
- They are now from, you know, the bottom of Bolivia to Guyana.
- It draws me to Bolivia or Nicaragua.
- If it was Venezuela with soil, yes, but Bolivia don't even have port.
- I think we have to, you know, we have to be like Bolivia and have same day.
- And they also, I know they also pushed a lot down to Bolivia and Peru as well.
- So she's going to get a doctorate who's gone back to Bolivia to decolonise museums in Bolivia.
- They would go with producers in Bolivia, for instance, polo shirts for shirting or Mexico.
Examples
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You get a lot more for your money in Bolivia.
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"Thanks to Mother Earth," he said, "Bolivia has cheap gas."
Academic text (2012) -
This is as good a map of Bolivia as we have.
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I'm arranging a small team in Bolivia next week, Margaret.
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Agreements of this general nature were recently concluded between the United States, Bolivia, and Colombia.
Academic text (1990) -
The report suggested that progress in reducing Bolivia's drug trade was a long-term task, requiring at least 10 years.
Academic text (1992) -
The Initiative is designed to help the major nations of Bolivia, Colombia, and Peru to reduce illicit drug activities.
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Marches of this kind have a strong symbolic effect in Bolivia for their past role in confronting neo-liberal governments.
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Ethno-Archaeological Museum in Trinidad, Bolivia, uses raised fields to grow promising yields of maize.
Academic text (2008) -
This is as good a map of Bolivia as we have.
Synonyms
A landlocked country in central South America that became independent from Spain in 1825
Compounds
A South American tree with feather-like leaves and bright yellow flowers grown for decoration
A landlocked country in central South America that became independent from Spain in 1825
Surface Forms
Etymology
Bolivia is named after the independence leader Bolívar, and the ending -ia means 'land of', so the name is like saying the 'land of Bolívar'. He helped free several South American countries from Spain, which is why the country was given his name.