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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)

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Meaning & usage

name/bilˈbao/[bilˈβ̞a.o]
  1. Bilbao (the largest city in the Basque Country, in northern Spain, and capital city of the province of Biscay, Spain)

Where this word comes from

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”).

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.