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
- 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.
- A department in Bolivia. Capital: La Paz.
- The capital city of Baja California Sur, Mexico.
- A ghost town in La Paz County, Arizona, United States.
- A neighbourhood of Keene, Kern County, California, United States.
- A town in North Township, Marshall County, Indiana, United States, named after the Bolivian city.
- A department of El Salvador.
Derived terms
Translations
capital city of Bolivia
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Anagrams
Cebuano
Proper noun
La Paz
- 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 (the capital city of Bolivia)
- La Paz (a department in Bolivia)
Further reading
Portuguese
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from Spanish La Paz.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /la ˈpa(j)s/ [la ˈpa(ɪ̯)s]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /la ˈpa(j)ʃ/ [la ˈpa(ɪ̯)ʃ]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /lɐ ˈpaʃ/
Proper noun
La Paz f
- La Paz (the capital city of Bolivia)
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /la ˈpaθ/ [la ˈpaθ] (Spain, Equatorial Guinea)
- IPA(key): /la ˈpas/ [la ˈpas] (Latin America, Philippines)
Audio (Mexico): (file) - Syllabification: La Paz
Proper noun
- La Paz (the capital city of Bolivia)
- La Paz (a department in Bolivia)
- La Paz (the capital city of Baja California Sur, Mexico)
- La Paz (a ghost town in La Paz County, Arizona, United States)
- La Paz (a town in North Township, Marshall County, Indiana, United States, named after the Bolivian city)
- La Paz (a department of El Salvador)
Related terms
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)
- several locations in the Philippines:
- La Paz (a municipality of Abra, Philippines)
- La Paz (a municipality of Leyte, Philippines)
- La Paz (a municipality of Agusan del Sur, Philippines)