Etymology

Guernica

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Today it means: A town in Gernika-Lumo, Biscay, Basque Country, Spain, known as the site of a bombing which was painted by Pablo Picasso. Full definition →

Spanish Guernica ← Basque Gernika
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  1. Basque · derived fromGernika
  2. Spanish · borrowed fromGuernica
  3. English todayGuernica

Borrowed from Spanish Guernica, from Basque Gernika.

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