Basque Provinces

Basque Provinces
a region in N Spain, bordering on the Bay of Biscay.

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  • Basque Country — The region comprising three provinces in N Spain, on the Bay of Biscay, inhabited by Basques: 2,803 sq mi (7,260 sq km); pop. 2,104,000: also called Basque Provinces * * * I French Pays Basque Cultural region, extreme southwestern France. It… …   Universalium

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