Definition for Bolivian

Bolivian, proper adj. [Basque bolu, mill + ibar, river bank.]

South American; concerning the west-central nation of the southern continent in the Americans; of the republic that statesman Simón Bolívar founded in 1825; pertaining to mines in the lands of Bolivia and Brazil; [fig.] mineral-rich; wealthy in natural resources; [synonym] Brazilian.

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