"Biscay" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈbɪskeɪ/, /ˈbɪski/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Biscay.wav
Etymology: Attested in the 9th-11th centuries CE as Bizcai, Bizkai, Bickaga. Ultimately from Basque bizkar (“low ridge”). Compare Basque Bizkaia, Spanish Vizcaya. Etymology templates: {{der|en|eu|bizkar||low ridge}} Basque bizkar (“low ridge”), {{cog|eu|Bizkaia}} Basque Bizkaia, {{cog|es|Vizcaya}} Spanish Vizcaya Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Biscay
  1. A province of the Basque Country, Spain. Categories (place): Places in Spain, Places in the Basque Country, Provinces of Spain Translations (province of Spain): Bizkaia (Basque), Biscaia [feminine] (Catalan), Biscaye [feminine] (French), Biscaia [feminine] (Galician), Biscaglia [feminine] (Italian), बिसके (biske) [masculine] (Marathi), Biscaia [feminine] (Portuguese), Vizcaya [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-Biscay-en-name-4Xiztvmr Categories (other): Terms with Basque translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with Marathi translations, Terms with Portuguese translations Disambiguation of Terms with Basque translations: 79 5 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 56 13 31 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 51 11 38 Disambiguation of Terms with Marathi translations: 52 12 36 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 57 12 31 Disambiguation of 'province of Spain': 91 5 4
  2. Clipping of Bay of Biscay. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping Alternative form of: Bay of Biscay
    Sense id: en-Biscay-en-name-QR0mU2vM
  3. A sea area corresponding to the Bay of Biscay.
    Sense id: en-Biscay-en-name-lfDO43jR Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with French translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 9 22 69 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 6 16 78 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 26 14 60 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 23 10 67 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 6 20 75 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 6 15 79 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 9 12 79
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