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La Paz

/lə ˈpæz/ · name

Meaning

  1. A department in Bolivia. Capital: La Paz.
  2. The capital city of Bolivia.
  3. A department of El Salvador.
  4. A neighbourhood of Keene, Kern County, California, United States.
  5. A town in North Township, Marshall County, Indiana, United States, named after the Bolivian city.
  6. A ghost town in La Paz County, Arizona, United States.
  7. The capital city of Baja California Sur, Mexico.

Etymology / origin

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

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