La Paz

/lə ˈpæz/

proper noun

The capital city of Bolivia.

OriginSpanish La Paz →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. The capital city of Bolivia.

    La Paz and Sucre dispute which city should be the capital. Santa Cruz, in the east, clamors for autonomy.

    2007 September 18, Simon Romero, “A Radical Gives Bolivia Some Stability”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 14 Mar 2021
    1. metonymicallyThe Bolivian government.
  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.

Origin

  1. SpanishLa Paz
  2. EnglishLa Paz

Borrowed from Spanish La Paz (literally “the peace”).

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Translations

Arabic لَابَاز
  • لَابَاز (lābāz)capital city of Bolivia
Bulgarian Ла Пас
  • Ла Пасcapital city of Bolivia
Chinese Mandarin 拉巴斯
  • 拉巴斯 (Lābāsī)capital city of Bolivia
Czech La Paz
  • La Pazcapital city of Bolivia
Esperanto La-Pazo
  • La-Pazocapital city of Bolivia
French La Paz
  • La Pazcapital city of Bolivia
German La Paz
  • La Pazcapital city of Bolivia
Greek Λα Παζ
  • Λα Παζ (La Paz)capital city of Bolivia
Hindi ला पास
  • ला पास (lā pās)capital city of Bolivia
Italian La Paz
  • La Pazcapital city of Bolivia
Japanese ラパス
  • ラパス (Rapasu)capital city of Bolivia
Korean 라파스
  • 라파스 (Rapaseu)capital city of Bolivia
Persian لاپاز
  • لاپاز (lâpâz)capital city of Bolivia
Polish La Paz
  • La Pazcapital city of Bolivia
Portuguese La Paz
  • La Pazcapital city of Bolivia
Russian Ла-Па́с
  • Ла-Па́с (La-Pás)capital city of Bolivia
Spanish La Paz
  • La Pazcapital city of Bolivia
Thai ลาปาซ
  • ลาปาซ (laa-bpáas)capital city of Bolivia
Ukrainian Ла-Па́с
  • Ла-Па́с (La-Pás)capital city of Bolivia
Vietnamese La Pa-xơ
  • La Pa-xơcapital city of Bolivia
Cite this entry
APA

La Paz. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/La%20Paz

MLA

“La Paz.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/La%20Paz. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “La Paz,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/La%20Paz.

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