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Bay of Biscay

Bay of Biscay proper noun: a gulf of the North Atlantic Ocean along the western coast of France from Brest south to the Spanish border, and the northern coast of Spain.

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Proper noun

the Bay of Biscay

  1. A gulf of the North Atlantic Ocean along the western coast of France from Brest south to the Spanish border, and the northern coast of Spain.

Bay of Biscay meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Bengali

Bay of Biscay in Hindi

gulf
बिस्के की खाड़ी biske kī khāṛī

Bay of Biscay in Tamil

gulf
பிஸ்கே விரிகுடா piskē virikuṭā

Bay of Biscay in Marathi

gulf
बिस्केचे आखात biskece ākhāt

Bay of Biscay in Bengali

gulf
বিস্কায়া উপসাগর biskaẏa upośagor
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Bay of Biscay in Telugu
బే ఆఫ్ బిస్కే bē āph biskē
Bay of Biscay in Malayalam
ബേ ഓഫ് ബിസ്കേ bē ōphŭ biskē
Bay of Biscay in Kannada
ಬಿಸ್ಕೇಕೊಲ್ಲಿ biskēkolli
Bay of Biscay in Punjabi
ਬਿਸਕੇ ਦੀ ਖਾੜੀ biske dī khāṛī
Bay of Biscay in Arabic
خَلِيج غَاشْكُونِيَا ḵalīj ḡāškūniyā, خَلِيج بِسْكَاي ḵalīj biskāy
Bay of Biscay in Malay
Teluk Biscay
Bay of Biscay in Indonesian
Teluk Biscay
Bay of Biscay in Persian
خلیج بیسکی xalij biskây
Bay of Biscay in Thai
อ่าวบิสเคย์ àao bìs-kəə
Bay of Biscay in Vietnamese
Vịnh Biscay
Bay of Biscay in Myanmar
ဗစ္စကေးပင်လယ်အော် bacca.ke:panglaiau

Origin of Bay of Biscay

Named for the Spanish province of Biscay.

Questions about Bay of Biscay

What does Bay of Biscay mean?
Bay of Biscay means a gulf of the North Atlantic Ocean along the western coast of France from Brest south to the Spanish border, and the northern coast of Spain.
What is Bay of Biscay in Hindi?
Bay of Biscay in Hindi is बिस्के की खाड़ी (biske kī khāṛī). See Bay of Biscay meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is Bay of Biscay?
Bay of Biscay is a proper noun.

Words near Bay of Biscay in the dictionary

  1. Bay Miwok
  2. bay nut
  3. bay nuts
  4. Bay of Bengal
  5. Bay of Benin
  6. Bay of Biscay
  7. Bay of Fundy
  8. Bay of Islands
  9. Bay of Kotor
  10. Bay of Mecklenburg
  11. Bay of Mexico

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