adj · noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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UK, US:/bəˈlɪv.i.ən/
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CMU ARPABET:B OW0 L IH1 V IY0 AH0 N
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
CMU ARPABET 2:B AH0 L IH1 V IY0 AH0 N
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1
adj
Meaning 1
Of, from, or pertaining to Bolivia, or the Bolivian people.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
A person from Bolivia or of Bolivian descent.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
3
adjective
Meaning 3
of or relating to or characteristic of Bolivia or its people
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
a native or inhabitant of Bolivia
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: South American
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Spanish Boliviabor. English Bolivia English -an English Bolivian From Bolivia + -an.
Across languages
Translations
66 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Asturian:
bolivianu
— pertaining to Bolivia
Belarusian:
баліві́йскі
(balivíjski)
— pertaining to Bolivia
Bulgarian:
боливи́йски
(bolivíjski)
— pertaining to Bolivia
Catalan:
bolivià
— pertaining to Bolivia
Czech:
bolivijský
— pertaining to Bolivia
Dutch:
Boliviaans
— pertaining to Bolivia
Finnish:
bolivialainen
— pertaining to Bolivia
French:
bolivien
— pertaining to Bolivia
Galician:
boliviano
— pertaining to Bolivia
German:
bolivianisch
— pertaining to Bolivia
Greek:
βολιβιανός
(volivianós)
— pertaining to Bolivia
Irish:
Bolavach
— pertaining to Bolivia
Latin:
bolivianus
— pertaining to Bolivia
Latin:
bolivianum
— pertaining to Bolivia
Latin:
boliviana
— pertaining to Bolivia
Marathi:
बोलिव्हियन
(bolivhiyan)
— pertaining to Bolivia
Occitan:
bolivian
— pertaining to Bolivia
Polish:
boliwijski
— pertaining to Bolivia
Portuguese:
boliviano
— pertaining to Bolivia
Romanian:
bolivian
— pertaining to Bolivia
Russian:
боливи́йский
(bolivíjskij)
— pertaining to Bolivia
Spanish:
boliviano
— pertaining to Bolivia
Swahili:
Kibolivia
— pertaining to Bolivia
Swedish:
boliviansk
— pertaining to Bolivia
Ukrainian:
боліві́йський
(bolivíjsʹkyj)
— pertaining to Bolivia
Asturian:
bolivianu
— Bolivian person
Belarusian:
баліві́ец
(balivíjec)
— Bolivian person
Belarusian:
баліві́йка
(balivíjka)
— Bolivian person
Bulgarian:
боливи́ец
(bolivíec)
— Bolivian person
Bulgarian:
боливи́йка
(bolivíjka)
— Bolivian person
Catalan:
bolivià
— Bolivian person
Catalan:
boliviana
— Bolivian person
Czech:
Bolivijec
— Bolivian person
Dutch:
Boliviaan
— Bolivian person
Dutch:
Boliviaanse
— Bolivian person
Finnish:
bolivialainen
— Bolivian person
French:
Bolivien
— Bolivian person
French:
Bolivienne
— Bolivian person
Galician:
boliviano
— Bolivian person
German:
Bolivianer
— Bolivian person
German:
Bolivianerin
— Bolivian person
Greek:
Βολιβιανός
(Volivianós)
— Bolivian person
Greek:
Βολιβιανή
(Volivianí)
— Bolivian person
Irish:
Bolavach
— Bolivian person
Maltese:
Bolivjan
— Bolivian person
Maltese:
Bolivjana
— Bolivian person
Marathi:
बोलिव्हियन
(bolivhiyan)
— Bolivian person
