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Biscayan

Biscayan adjective: of, from or relating to the province of Biscay, Basque Country, Spain.

Adjective

Biscayan (not comparable)

  1. Of, from or relating to the province of Biscay, Basque Country, Spain.
    Synonyms:
    Biscayne

Noun

Biscayan (plural Biscayans)

  1. A native or inhabitant of the province of Biscay, Basque Country, Spain.
  2. The westernmost of the modern varieties of the Basque language, spoken in Biscay and neighbouring parts of Álava and Gipuzkoa.
  3. A long heavy musket.
  4. The bullet fired by a musket of this kind.

Synonyms of Biscayan

Forms of Biscayan

pluralBiscayans

Origin of Biscayan

From Biscay + -an.

Words formed from Biscayan

Phrases with Biscayan

Questions about Biscayan

What does Biscayan mean?
Biscayan means of, from or relating to the province of Biscay, Basque Country, Spain.
What part of speech is Biscayan?
Biscayan can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near Biscayan in the dictionary

  1. biscarbonate
  2. biscarbonates
  3. Biscardi
  4. Biscardis
  5. Biscay
  6. Biscayan
  7. Biscayan right whale
  8. Biscayan right whales
  9. Biscayans
  10. biscayen
  11. biscayens

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