Etymology

Bay of Biscay

Today it 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. Full definition →

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Named for the Spanish province of Biscay.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.