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bolívar definition

bo·lí·var (bō lē′vär′, bäl′ə vər)

noun pl. bo·lí′·va·res′ (bō lē′vä rās′, bō′li vä′res) or bo·lí′·vars′

the basic monetary unit of Venezuela

Etymology: after Simón Bolívar

Bolívar definition

Bolí·var (bäl′ə vər; Sp bō̂ lē′vär)

Bolívar, Simón (sī′mən; Sp sē mō̂n′) 1783-1830; South American general & revolutionary leader, born in Caracas: hero of South American fight for independence from Spain

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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