Bay of Biscay

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Bay of Biscay

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Named for the Spanish province of Biscay.

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.

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name gulf

Españolgolfo de Vizcaya
한국어비스케이 만 biseukei man
日本語ビスケー湾 Bisukē-wan
中文比斯開灣 /比斯开湾 Bǐsīkāiwān
हिन्दीबिस्के की खाड़ी biske kī khāṛī
PortuguêsGolfo da Biscaia
Françaisgolfe de Gascogne
DeutschGolf von Biskaya, Biskaya
Italianogolfo di Biscaglia
ΕλληνικάΒισκαϊκός κόλπος Viskaïkós kólpos, Γασκωνικός κόλπος Gaskonikós kólpos
RomânăGolful Biscaya
РусскийБиска́йский зали́в Biskájskij zalív
Tiếng ViệtVịnh Biscay
العربيةخَلِيج غَاشْكُونِيَا ḵalīj ḡāškūniyā, خَلِيج بِسْكَاي ḵalīj biskāy
עבריתמפרץ ביסקאיה mifráts viskayah

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@misc{bay_of_biscay_2026,
  title = {Bay of Biscay},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/bay%20of%20biscay},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}