bolivia
/bəˈlɪvi.ə/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.53 in modern English
12
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
4
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
A country in South America. Official name: Plurinational State of Bolivia. Capitals: La Paz and Sucre.
name
A small town, the county seat of Brunswick County, North Carolina, United States.
name
A locality in the Tenterfield council area, north eastern New South Wales, Australia.
Example Sentences
- "Shaneequa Vereen, who grew up in the Brunswick County community of Bolivia, is currently a Public Affairs Officer and Live Mission Commentator for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration in Houston, Texas. When you compare the numbers, it is quite a jump. When Shaneequa graduated from South Brunswick High School in 2009, the census put Bolivia’s population at around 150 people. Now she works at an agency that employs more than 17,000."
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *melh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Indo-European *mélh₂ti Proto-Italic *melō Latin molō Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnus Latin molīnus Late Latin molīnumlbor. Basque boluder. Proto-Basque *ibar Basque ibarder. Basque Bolibarbor. Spanish Bolívar Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -iader. Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ία (-ía) Ancient Greek -εία (-eía)der. Spanish -ia Spanish Boliviabor. English Bolivia Borrowed from Spanish Bolivia (“land of Bolivar”), from the South American revolutionary leader Simón Bolívar + -ia (forming placenames), from the Spanish surname Bolívar, from Basque Bolibar, a village in Álava, Basque Country, Spain, from Basque bolu (“windmill”) + ibar (“valley”).
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Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /bəˈlɪvi.ə/
- British English: /bəˈlɪvi.ə/