Meanings
proper noun
- The largest city in the Basque Country, in northern Spain, and capital city of the province of Biscay, Spain.
Origin
- SpanishBilbao
- EnglishBilbao
Borrowed from Spanish Bilbao, of Basque origin.
More words from Spanish
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Arabic بِلْبَاو
- بِلْبَاو (bilbāw)city of northern Spain
Basque Bilbo
- Bilbocity of northern Spain
Bulgarian Билба́о
- Билба́о (Bilbáo)city of northern Spain
Catalan Bilbao
- Bilbaocity of northern Spain
Chinese Mandarin 畢爾巴鄂 /毕尔巴鄂, 畢爾包 /毕尔包
- 畢爾巴鄂 /毕尔巴鄂 (Bì'ěrbā'è)city of northern Spain
- 畢爾包 /毕尔包 (Bì'ěrbāo)city of northern Spain
French Bilbao
- Bilbaocity of northern Spain
Greek Μπιλμπάο
- Μπιλμπάο (Bilmpáo)city of northern Spain
Latin Bilbaum, Amanun Portus
- Bilbaumcity of northern Spain
- Amanun Portuscity of northern Spain
- Flaviobrigacity of northern Spain
Polish Bilbao
- Bilbaocity of northern Spain
Portuguese Bilbau
- Bilbaucity of northern Spain
Romanian Bilbao
- Bilbaocity of northern Spain
Russian Бильбао
- Бильбао (Bilʹbao)city of northern Spain
Spanish Bilbao
- Bilbaocity of northern Spain
Ukrainian Більба́о
- Більба́о (Bilʹbáo)city of northern Spain
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Cite this entry
APA
Bilbao. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bilbao
MLA
“Bilbao.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bilbao. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Bilbao,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bilbao.
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