bolivar
/ˈbɒlɪvɚ/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.81 in modern English
12
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
name
A city, the county seat of Polk County, Missouri, United States.
name
A village in Lawrence Township, Tuscarawas County, Ohio.
name
A city, the county seat of Hardeman County, Tennessee.
noun
Alternative form of bolívar.
Example Sentences
- "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."
- "“These people want to buy some arepas. How much are they?” “They are two Bolivars apiece, and I haven’t gone yet.[…]”"
- "The Venezuelan unit of currency is the Bolivar (VEB). […] The Bolivar is nominally subdivided into 100 céntimos, although coins denominated in céntimos no longer circulate."
Etymology
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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For a comprehensive list of places named Bolivar
Bolívar worldwide