Potosí

[ paw-taw-see ]

/ ˌpɔ tɔˈsi /

noun

a city in S Bolivia: formerly a rich silver-mining center. 13,022 feet (3,970 meters) above sea level.

Words nearby Potosí

Potomac River, potometer, pot on, potoo, potoroo, Potosí, potpie, pot plant, potpourri, pot roast, Potsdam

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Example sentences from the Web for Potosí

We came then to discourse of the silver mines at Potosi, and here he supposed, as I did also, a very great number of people.
A New Voyage Round the World by a Course Never Sailed Before|Daniel Defoe
Those of Potosi never amount to six,53 while all the others together do not yield two.
The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 (Vol 27 of 55)|Various
A specimen found in Potosi consists of alternate stripes of rose and flesh red.
Scenes and Adventures in the Semi-Alpine Region of the Ozark Mountains of Missouri and Arkansas|Henry Rowe Schoolcraft
It is not to be inferred, however, that because the number of miners at Potosi has decreased, the mines are exhausted.
Scenes and Adventures in the Semi-Alpine Region of the Ozark Mountains of Missouri and Arkansas|Henry Rowe Schoolcraft

Those that filled the Spanish treasure ships so eagerly sought by buccaneers were the mines of Potosi.
Wealth of the World's Waste Places and Oceania |Jewett Castello Gilson

British Dictionary definitions for Potosí

Potosí

/ (Spanish potoˈsi) /

noun

a city in S Bolivia, at an altitude of 4066 m (13 340 ft): one of the highest cities in the world; developed with the discovery of local silver in 1545; tin mining; university (1571). Pop: 144 000 (2005 est)

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	potosí
释义	Potosí [ paw-taw-see ] / ˌpɔ tɔˈsi / noun a city in S Bolivia: formerly a rich silver-mining center. 13,022 feet (3,970 meters) above sea level. Words nearby Potosí Potomac River, potometer, pot on, potoo, potoroo, Potosí, potpie, pot plant, potpourri, pot roast, Potsdam Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for Potosí We came then to discourse of the silver mines at Potosi, and here he supposed, as I did also, a very great number of people. A New Voyage Round the World by a Course Never Sailed Before\|Daniel Defoe Those of Potosi never amount to six,53 while all the others together do not yield two. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 (Vol 27 of 55)\|Various A specimen found in Potosi consists of alternate stripes of rose and flesh red. Scenes and Adventures in the Semi-Alpine Region of the Ozark Mountains of Missouri and Arkansas\|Henry Rowe Schoolcraft It is not to be inferred, however, that because the number of miners at Potosi has decreased, the mines are exhausted. Scenes and Adventures in the Semi-Alpine Region of the Ozark Mountains of Missouri and Arkansas\|Henry Rowe Schoolcraft Those that filled the Spanish treasure ships so eagerly sought by buccaneers were the mines of Potosi. Wealth of the World's Waste Places and Oceania \|Jewett Castello Gilson British Dictionary definitions for Potosí Potosí / (Spanish potoˈsi) / noun a city in S Bolivia, at an altitude of 4066 m (13 340 ft): one of the highest cities in the world; developed with the discovery of local silver in 1545; tin mining; university (1571). Pop: 144 000 (2005 est) Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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