Bolivian

adjective

Bo·​liv·​i·​an bə-ˈli-vē-ən 

: of, relating to, or characteristic of Bolivia or its people

Bolivian noun

plural Bolivians

Examples of Bolivian in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

According to Sánchez, Paz won the presidency but not full control of the Bolivian state. — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 23 June 2026

Recent images from the Bolivian lowlands have shown jaguars, macaws, and monkeys fleeing walls of fire as the Amazon and Chiquitanía regions burn. — Jhanisse Vaca Daza, Time, 6 June 2026

She got married last year, to George, a Bolivian man who studied in the US on a golf scholarship. — Rob Picheta, CNN Money, 28 May 2026

Rodriguez was present at the building in La Higuera where Che was held and where Guevara was executed on the orders of the Bolivian government. — Matthew Carey, Deadline, 22 May 2026

Federal prosecutors in Iowa are continuing their push to deport to the Democratic Republic of Congo a Bolivian asylum seeker who was unlawfully jailed in Muscatine County. — Clark Kauffman, Iowa Capital Dispatch, 25 Apr. 2026

Chewy Bolivian cuñapes are shaken up with the aromatic flavors of garlic bread. — Shilpa Uskokovic, Bon Appetit Magazine, 21 Apr. 2026

Nearly 30 radio stations (from 200 watts to 200 kilowatts) were built, managed, and funded by Bolivian tin miners in the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s, in the desolate Altiplano region. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 20 Apr. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1826, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for Bolivian

• vivian
• vivien
• oblivion