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Bolívar

/boˈlibaɾ/

proper noun/boˈlibaɾ/

a surname from Basque; Simón Bolívar (1783–1830), South American leader, the most famous person with this surname; a department of Colombia; a province of Ecuador; a state of Venezuela

Etymology tree Basque boluder. Proto-Basque *ibar Basque ibarder. Basque Bolibarbor. Spanish Bolívar Borrowed from Basque Bolibar, from bolu + ibar. Most places named Bolívar are named after Simón Bolívar (1783–1830), a South American leader.