proper noun/boˈlibja/
Bolivia (a country in South America); a town and municipality of Ciego de Ávila, Cuba
Etymology tree Basque boluder. Proto-Basque *ibar Basque ibarder. Basque Bolibarbor. Spanish Bolívar Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -iader. Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ία (-ía) Ancient Greek -εία (-eía)der. Spanish -ia Spanish Bolivia Named after Venezuelan military leader Simón Bolívar (1783–1830), from Bolív(ar) + -ia. Originally founded as