La Paz

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish La Paz (literally the peace).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /lə ˈpæz/
    • Audio (Southern England):(file)

Proper noun

La Paz

  1. The capital city of Bolivia.
    • 2007 September 18, Simon Romero, “A Radical Gives Bolivia Some Stability”, in The New York Times[1], archived from the original on 14 March 2021:
      La Paz and Sucre dispute which city should be the capital. Santa Cruz, in the east, clamors for autonomy.
  2. A department in Bolivia. Capital: La Paz.
  3. The capital city of Baja California Sur, Mexico.
  4. A ghost town in La Paz County, Arizona, United States.
  5. A neighbourhood of Keene, Kern County, California, United States.
  6. A town in North Township, Marshall County, Indiana, United States, named after the Bolivian city.
  7. A department of El Salvador.

Derived terms

Translations

Anagrams

Cebuano

Proper noun

La Paz

  1. a barangay of Bogo, Cebu, Philippines

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:La Paz.

Polish

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Spanish La Paz.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈla ˈpas/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Syllabification: La Paz

Proper noun

La Paz n (indeclinable)

  1. La Paz (the capital city of Bolivia)
  2. La Paz (a department in Bolivia)

Further reading

  • La Paz in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • La Paz in PWN's encyclopedia

Portuguese

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Spanish La Paz.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /la ˈpa(j)s/ [la ˈpa(ɪ̯)s]

Proper noun

La Paz f

  1. La Paz (the capital city of Bolivia)

Spanish

Pronunciation

Proper noun

La Paz f

  1. La Paz (the capital city of Bolivia)
  2. La Paz (a department in Bolivia)
  3. La Paz (the capital city of Baja California Sur, Mexico)
  4. La Paz (a ghost town in La Paz County, Arizona, United States)
  5. La Paz (a town in North Township, Marshall County, Indiana, United States, named after the Bolivian city)
  6. La Paz (a department of El Salvador)

See also

Anagrams

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish La Paz, from la paz (the peace).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /la ˈpas/ [lɐ ˈpas]
  • Rhymes: -as
  • Syllabification: La Paz

Proper noun

La Paz (Baybayin spelling ᜎ ᜉᜐ᜔)

  1. several locations in the Philippines:
    1. La Paz (a municipality of Abra, Philippines)
    2. La Paz (a municipality of Leyte, Philippines)
    3. La Paz (a municipality of Agusan del Sur, Philippines)