LA PAZ

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does La Paz mean? 

• LA PAZ (noun)
  The noun LA PAZ has 1 sense:

1. capital city in western Bolivia and the administrative seat of Bolivia's government; largest city in Bolivia

  Familiarity information: LA PAZ used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• LA PAZ (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Capital city in western Bolivia and the administrative seat of Bolivia's government; largest city in Bolivia

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Synonyms:

capital of Bolivia; La Paz

Instance hypernyms:

national capital (the capital city of a nation)

Holonyms ("La Paz" is a part of...):

Bolivia; Republic of Bolivia (a landlocked republic in central South America; Simon Bolivar founded Bolivia in 1825 after winning independence from Spain)

 Context examples 

Its capital is La Paz.

(Baja California Sur, NCI Thesaurus)

Researchers from the University of Granada, University Hospital La Paz (Madrid) and the University of Texas (USA) have identified a new molecular mechanism underlying the anti-obesity effects of the chronic administration of melatonin, a naturally occurring hormone released by the pineal gland overnight.

(Study confirms melatonin helps burn calories and curbs weight gain, University of Granada)