HyperDic: bolivia

English > 2 senses of the word Bolivia / bolivia:
NOUNlocationBolivia, Republic of Boliviaa landlocked republic in central South America
actboliviaa form of canasta in which sequences can be melded
Bolivia / bolivia > pronunciation
Soundsbahlih'viyah; bowlih'viyah
RhymesAbyssinia ... zinnia: 217 rhymes with iyah...
English > Bolivia: 2 senses > noun 1, location
MeaningA landlocked republic in central South America; Simon Bolivar founded Bolivia in 1825 after winning independence from Spain.
SynonymRepublic of Bolivia
Instance ofSouth American country, South American nationAny one of the countries occupying the South American continent
Member ofOrganization of American States, OASAn association including most countries in the western hemisphere
MembersBolivianA native or inhabitant of Bolivia
Part ofSouth AmericaA continent in the western hemisphere connected to North America by the Isthmus of Panama
PartsAncohumaA mountain peak in the Andes in Bolivia (20,960 feet high)
AndesA mountain range in South America running 5000 miles along the Pacific coast
IllampuA mountain peak in the Andes in Bolivia (20,870 feet high)
IllimaniA mountain peak in the Andes in Bolivia (21,201 feet high)
La Paz, capital of BoliviaCapital city in western Bolivia and the administrative seat of Bolivia's government
SajamaA mountain peak in the Andes in Bolivia (21,391 feet high)
Santa CruzA city in central Bolivia
SucreThe judicial capital and seat of the judiciary in Bolivia
Region ofNational Liberation Army, ELN, Nestor Paz Zamora Commission, CNPZA terrorist organization in Bolivia that acts as an umbrella for numerous small indigenous subversive groups
Tupac Katari Guerrilla Army, EGTKA terrorist group that is the remnants of the original Bolivian insurgents trained by Che Guevara
SpanishBolivia
CatalanBolívia
AdjectivesBolivianof or relating to or characteristic of Bolivia or its people
English > bolivia: 2 senses > noun 2, act
MeaningA form of canasta in which sequences can be melded.
Broadercanasta, basket rummy, meldA form of rummy using two decks of cards and four jokers

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