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bolivia

bolivia

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A version of the card game Canasta where you can lay down runs of cards in the same suit
  • noun
  • Jargon
: bolivia
  • In bolivia, you can meld a run of cards in the same suit, unlike in standard canasta.

Examples

  • We played bolivia last night, and the new sequence rules made it more interesting.

  • Have you ever tried bolivia with a larger group of players?

  • Let's play Bolivia tonight!

  • Have you ever played Bolivia before?

  • In bolivia, you can meld a run of cards in the same suit, unlike in standard canasta.

  • We played bolivia last night, and the new sequence rules made it more interesting.

  • Have you ever tried bolivia with a larger group of players?

Synonyms

canasta
vsbolivia
8 7.8

A card game where players make sets of the same number using two decks and jokers

allows sequences to be melded rather than only matching ranks

Compounds

A landlocked country in central South America that became independent from Spain in 1825

A South American tree with feather-like leaves and bright yellow flowers grown for decoration

Surface Forms

bolivia singular
bolivias plural

Etymology

Bolivia is the name of a canasta variant that probably comes from the country Bolivia. A helpful way to remember it is to think of a 'Bolivian style' of play that lets you meld 'sequences', or runs in the same suit, as well as sets.