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Biscay

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Bis·cay  (bsk), Bay of
An arm of the Atlantic Ocean indenting the western coast of Europe from Brittany in northwest France southward to northwest Spain.
Biscay [ˈbɪskeɪ -kɪ]
n
(Placename) Bay of. a large bay of the Atlantic Ocean between W France and N Spain: notorious for storms
Translations
Biscay [ˈbɪskeɪ] N → Vizcaya f
Biscay [ˈbɪski ˈbɪskeɪ] n
the Bay of Biscay → le golfe de Gascogne
Biscay
n the Bay of Biscay → der Golf von Biskaya or Biscaya
Biscay [ˈbɪskeɪ] n the Bay of Biscay → il golfo di Biscaglia
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