"Bissau" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /bɪˈsaʊ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Bissau.wav [Southern-England]
enPR: bĭ-sou′, bē-sou′ Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Bissau
  1. The capital city of Guinea-Bissau. Categories (place): Cities in Guinea-Bissau, Places in Guinea-Bissau Related terms: Bissau-Guinean Translations (capital of Guinea-Bissau): Bissau (Afrikaans), بِيسَاو (bisaw) [masculine] (Arabic), Bisáu (Asturian), 比紹 /比绍 (Bǐshào) (Chinese Mandarin), Bissau (Danish), Bissau [neuter] (Dutch), Μπισάου (Bisáou) (Greek), ビサウ (Bisau) (Japanese), 비사우 (Bisau) (Korean), Bisau (Lithuanian), बिसाव (bisāv) (Marathi), Bisau (Pitcairn-Norfolk), Bissau [neuter] (Polish), Bissau [feminine] (Portuguese), Биса́у (Bisáu) [masculine] (Russian), Bisáu (Spanish), Bissau (Spanish), Біса́у (Bisáu) [neuter] (Ukrainian)
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          "code": "mr",
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