Bolivar - Dictionary meaning, references, synonyms, hypernyms

Bolivar

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

n. See Table at currency.

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n. The currency of Venezuela.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

n. A gold, and also a silver, coin of Venezuela, worth about 19 cents.

n. A large ginger-cake.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

n. the basic unit of money in Venezuela; equal to 100 centimos

n. Venezuelan statesman who led the revolt of South American colonies against Spanish rule; founded Bolivia in 1825 (1783-1830)

Word Usage

"The bolivar is now worth about one-ninth what it was then, relative to the dollar (which, of course, has also declined in value)."