La Paz in British English
(læ ˈpæz, Spanish la ˈpaθ)
noun
a city in W Bolivia, at an altitude of 3600 m (12 000 ft): seat of government since 1898 (though Sucre is still the official capital); the country's largest city; founded in 1548 by the Spanish; university (1830). Pop: 1 816 453 (2015 est)
La Paz in American English
(lɑˈpɑs; E ləˈpɑz)
1.
city in W Bolivia: seat of government (cf. Sucre2): pop. 711,000
2.
seaport in NW Mexico, on the Gulf of California; capital of Baja California Sur: pop. 130,000
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