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Basque Provinces

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Basque Provinces
A region comprising three provinces of northern Spain on the Bay of Biscay. It borders on France in the northeast along the western Pyrenees.
Basque Provinces
n
(Placename) an autonomous region of N Spain, comprising the provinces of Álava, Guipúzcoa, and Viscaya: inhabited mainly by Basques, who retained virtual autonomy from the 9th to the 19th century. Pop.: 2 098 596 (2000 est.). Area: about 7250 sq. km (2800 sq. miles)
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