Bolívar

See also: Bolivar, bolívar, and bolivar

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Bolívar.

Proper noun

Bolívar

1. A town in the La Unión department, El Salvador

See also

• Cerro Bolívar
• Ciudad Bolívar
• Pico Bolívar

 

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Basque Bolibar, from bolu + ibar. Most places named Bolívar are named after Simón Bolívar (1783–1830), a South American leader.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /boˈlibaɾ/ [boˈli.β̞aɾ]

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• Rhymes: -ibaɾ
• Syllabification: Bo‧lí‧var

Proper noun

Bolívar m or f by sense

1. a surname from Basque
2. Simón Bolívar (1783–1830), South American leader, the most famous person with this surname
3. A department of Colombia
4. A province of Ecuador
5. A state of Venezuela
6. A town in the La Unión department, El Salvador

Derived terms

• bolivarense
• bolivariano

 

Related terms

• Bolivia

 

Descendants

• → English: Bolivar
• → Tagalog: Bolivar