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Su·cre  (skr, -kr)

The constitutional capital of Bolivia, in the south-central part of the country southeast of La Paz. Founded in 1538 as Chuquisaca, it was renamed in 1840 to honor the first president of the country. Population: 193,000.

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Su·cre  (skr), Antonio José de 1795-1830.

South American military leader who helped secure independence from Spain and served as the first president of Bolivia (1826-1828).

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sucre (Spanish) [ˈsukre]

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(Economics, Accounting & Finance / Currencies) the standard monetary unit of Ecuador, divided into 100 centavos

[after Antonio José de Sucre (1795-1830), South American liberator]

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Sucre (Spanish) [ˈsukre]

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(Placename) the legal capital of Bolivia, in the south central part of the country in the E Andes: university (1624). Pop.: 192 238 (2000 est.) Former name (until 1839) Chuquisaca

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Sucre²

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(Biographies / Sucre, Antonio José de (1795-1830) M, Boliviannational of birth: Venezuelan, POLITICS: liberator, POLITICS: head of state) Antonio José de (anˈtonjo xoˈse de). 1795-1830, South American liberator, born in Venezuela, who assisted Bolivar in the colonial revolt against Spain; first president of Bolivia (1826-28)

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Noun	1.	sucre - the basic unit of money in Ecuador; equal to 100 centavos centavo - a fractional monetary unit of several countries: El Salvador and Sao Tome and Principe and Brazil and Argentina and Bolivia and Colombia and Cuba and the Dominican Republic and Ecuador and El Salvador and Guatemala and Honduras and Mexico and Nicaragua and Peru and the Philippines and Portugal Ecuadoran monetary unit - monetary unit in Ecuador
	2.	Sucre - the judicial capital and seat of the judiciary in Bolivia Bolivia, Republic of Bolivia - a landlocked republic in central South America; Simon Bolivar founded Bolivia in 1825 after winning independence from Spain