Word
bolivia
Phoneticsbo·livia
/bəˈɫɪviə/
Definitions
01the country
n. a country in South America that does not have a coast.
n. a landlocked sovereign state in central South America, bordered by Brazil, Paraguay, Argentina, Chile, and Peru.
“Many people visit Bolivia to see the famous salt flats.”
“Bolivia contains a diverse range of landscapes, from the high peaks of the Andes to the tropical lowlands of the Amazon basin.”
02the card game
n. a card game for two to six players that is similar to Canasta.
n. a card game of the rummy family, typically played with three decks and involving the formation of melds.
“My grandparents spent the whole afternoon playing Bolivia in the garden.”
“While Bolivia shares many rules with Canasta, it introduces unique scoring mechanics and requires three full decks of cards including jokers.”
Technical
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish and New Latin Bolivia (“land of Bolivar”), from the South American revolutionary leader Simón Bolívar + -ia (forming placenames), from the Spanish surname Bolívar, from Basque Bolibar, a village in Álava, Basque Country, Spain, from Basque bolu (“windmill”) + ibar (“valley”).
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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