Potosí

[ paw-taw-see ]

noun

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

Potosí

/ potoˈsi /

noun

1. 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)

Example Sentences

“That wealth came from the mines of Potosí in the Bolivian highlands,” says Samuel Flores, a representative of the Qhara Qhara people, one of the indigenous groups.

From BBC

Terry Blair, 62, was imprisoned at the Potosi Correctional Center on six counts of first-degree murder.

From Seattle Times

Okafor, a native of Ireland, played from 2020-22 at the NBA Academy in San Luis Potosi, Mexico.

From Seattle Times

It says he is housed in an “honor dorm” at the Potosi Correctional Center, a housing area for inmates with good conduct.

From Seattle Times

Troy Steele, a former warden at Potosi, wrote in a review of Dorsey’s prison record that he was a “model inmate” — so much so that he’s allowed to serve as a barber.

From Seattle Times