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Bilbao
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English
Etymology
en es Bilbao, of en eu - origin.
Pronunciation
en /bɪlˈbaʊ/
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Bilbao.wav Southern England
en aʊ 2
Proper noun
en largest city acomm/Basque Country in northern c/Spain ;, and capital city p:pref/Biscay c/Spain.
Derived terms
en Bilbao effect bilbo bilboes Bilbaoan
Translations
city of northern Spain
Arabic: ar بِلْبَاو f
Aragonese: an Bilbau
Asturian: ast Bilbao
Basque: eu Bilbo
Bulgarian: bg Билба́о
Catalan: ca Bilbao
Chinese:
Mandarin: , cmn 畢爾巴鄂, cmn 畢爾包 Taiwan
French: fr Bilbao
Greek: el Μπιλμπάο
Latin: la Bilbaum, la Amanun Portus, la Flaviobriga f
Marathi: mr बिलबाओ n
Polish: pl Bilbao n
Portuguese: pt Bilbau
Romanian: ro Bilbao
Russian: ru Бильбао
Slovene: sl Bilabo m
Spanish: es Bilbao
Ukrainian: uk Більба́о n
References
Anagrams
en abbilo biolab
Catalan
Proper noun
m
ca largest city acomm/Basque Country in nothern c/Spain ;, and capital city p:pref/Biscay c/Spain Bilbao
Spanish
Etymology
Three possibilities are:
From es eu billa stacking + es vaho steam, mist.
Evolution of Spanish es bello vado beautiful river crossing, from the Roman name, es la bellum vadum.
From es eu billa-ibaia-bao river cove.Ramón Quiroga, Miguel Ángel Marrodán, Bilbao: 700 años de historia. Abanto y Ciérvana (2001, 84-931494-3-8), page 115
Pronunciation
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Proper noun
es largest city acomm/Basque Country in northern c/Spain ;, and capital city p:pref/Biscay c/Spain Bilbao
Derived terms
es bilbaíno
References