Bilbao
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Bilbao
- The largest city in the Basque Country, in northern Spain, and capital city of the province of Biscay, Spain.
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city of northern Spain
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- ^ “Bilbao”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
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Bilbao m
- Bilbao (the largest city in the Basque Country, in nothern Spain, and capital city of the province of Biscay, Spain)
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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]
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Bilbao ?
- Bilbao (the largest city in the Basque Country, in northern Spain, and capital city of the province of Biscay, Spain)