Bilbao
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Spanish Bilbao, of Basque origin.
Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Bilbao
- The largest city in the Basque Country, in northern Spain, and capital city of the province of Biscay, Spain.
Derived terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]city of northern Spain
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References
[edit]- ^ “Bilbao”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
Anagrams
[edit]Catalan
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Bilbao m
- Bilbao (the largest city in the Basque Country, in nothern Spain, and capital city of the province of Biscay, Spain)
Spanish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Three possibilities are:
- From Basque billa (“stacking”) + Spanish vaho (“steam, mist”).
- Evolution of Spanish bello vado (“beautiful river crossing”), from the Roman name, Latin bellum vadum.
- From Basque billa-ibaia-bao (“river cove”).[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Bilbao ?
- Bilbao (the largest city in the Basque Country, in northern Spain, and capital city of the province of Biscay, Spain)
Derived terms
[edit]References
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- English terms borrowed from Spanish
- English terms derived from Spanish
- English terms derived from Basque
- English 2-syllable words
- English terms with IPA pronunciation
- English terms with audio pronunciation
- Rhymes:English/aʊ
- Rhymes:English/aʊ/2 syllables
- English lemmas
- English proper nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- en:Bilbao
- en:Cities in the Basque Country
- en:Cities in Spain
- en:Places in the Basque Country
- en:Places in Spain
- en:Provincial capitals
- Catalan lemmas
- Catalan proper nouns
- Catalan masculine nouns
- ca:Bilbao
- ca:Cities in the Basque Country
- ca:Cities in Spain
- ca:Places in the Basque Country
- ca:Places in Spain
- ca:Provincial capitals
- Spanish terms derived from Basque
- Spanish terms derived from Latin
- Spanish terms borrowed from Basque
- Spanish 3-syllable words
- Spanish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Spanish terms with audio pronunciation
- Rhymes:Spanish/ao
- Rhymes:Spanish/ao/3 syllables
- Spanish lemmas
- Spanish proper nouns
- es:Bilbao
- es:Cities in the Basque Country
- es:Cities in Spain
- es:Places in the Basque Country
- es:Places in Spain
- es:Provincial capitals