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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Examples of 'La Paz' in a sentenceLa Paz
Word lists withLa Paz
capital- to be a good judge of sth
- to be a good listener
- to be a good mixer
- to be a good/perfect match
- to be a good/poor performer
- to be agreeable (to sth/to doing sth)
- to be agreed on sth
- to be a hazard to sb
- to be a headache (for sb)
- to be ahead of/behind schedule
- to be ahead of or before one's time
- to be a health/fire hazard
- to be a hospital case
- to be a household name
- to be aimed at achieving sth
- to be aimed at sb
- to be alive
- to be all at sea (with sth)
- to be allergic to sth
- to be allowed to do sth
- to be all right
- to be all square
- to be alone together
- to be alone with sb
- to be amazed (at/by/that ... )