Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bolivian

/bəˈlɪv.i.ən/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.03 in modern English

Syllables: bo-li-vian
IPA: /bəˈlɪv.i.ən/

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person from Bolivia or of Bolivian descent.

adj

Of, from, or pertaining to Bolivia, or the Bolivian people.

Etymology

Etymology tree Spanish Boliviabor. English Bolivia English -an English Bolivian From Bolivia + -an.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /bəˈlɪv.i.ən/
British English: /bəˈlɪv.i.ən/

Inflected Forms

Bolivians (plural)

Derived Forms

Bolivianness

Phrases

Bolivian marching powder Bolivian coriander

Rhymes With

vivian oblivion vivienne vivien

Questions

How do you pronounce bolivian?: The recorded pronunciation is /bəˈlɪv.i.ən/.
What does bolivian mean?: A person from Bolivia or of Bolivian descent.
Where does bolivian come from?: Etymology tree Spanish Boliviabor. English Bolivia English -an English Bolivian From Bolivia + -an.

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