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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

biscayan

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.11 in modern English

Syllables
bis-cayan
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of, from or relating to the province of Biscay, Basque Country, Spain.

noun

A native or inhabitant of the province of Biscay, Basque Country, Spain.

noun

The westernmost of the modern varieties of the Basque language, spoken in Biscay and neighbouring parts of Álava and Gipuzkoa.

noun

A long heavy musket.

noun

The bullet fired by a musket of this kind.

Etymology

From Biscay + -an.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

Biscayans (plural)

Phrases

Biscayan right whale

Synonyms

Biscayneer Biscayner Biscayne

Questions

What does biscayan mean?
Of, from or relating to the province of Biscay, Basque Country, Spain.
Where does biscayan come from?
From Biscay + -an.

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