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Bolivia
[ buh-liv-ee-uh, boh-; Spanish baw-lee-vyah ]
noun
- a republic in western South America. 404,388 sq. mi. (1,047,370 sq. km). : La Paz and Sucre.
Bolivia
/ əˈɪɪə /
noun
- an inland republic in central S America: original Aymará Indian population conquered by the Incas in the 13th century; colonized by Spain from 1538; became a republic in 1825; consists of low plains in the east, with ranges of the Andes rising to over 6400 m (21 000 ft) and the Altiplano, a plateau averaging 3900 m (13 000 ft) in the west; contains some of the world's highest inhabited regions; important producer of tin and other minerals. Official languages: Spanish, Quechua, and Aymara. Religion: Roman Catholic. Currency: boliviano. Capital: La Paz (administrative); Sucre (judicial). Pop: 10 461 053 (2013 est). Area: 1 098 580 sq km (424 260 sq miles)
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Example Sentences
For much of his childhood — which included stints in Bolivia and in the northern Peruvian city of Piura, with his maternal grandparents — Vargas Llosa presumed his father to be dead.
“Since late 2023, new outbreaks have been reported in Bolivia, Brazil, Peru and Cuba, including among travelers returning to Canada and the United States,” the report states.
Bolivia has since reclaimed the coca leaf as a powerful national symbol, and is now pushing for its recognition worldwide.
At least 37 people have died and 30 left injured after two passenger buses collided in Bolivia, police said.
More than 30 people have been killed in a bus crash on a mountain road in Bolivia, police say.
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