Bilbaoan

adj, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A native or inhabitant of the city of Bilbao, Basque Country, Spain.

    "During the French occupation, Bilbaoans were likely to have been exposed to some French culture and influence."

Adjective
  1. 1
    Of, from or relating to the city of Bilbao, Basque Country, Spain. not-comparable

    "Arana, the son of a major Bilbaoan shipbuilder, set out to revitalize a flagging Basque consciousness. One of his major concerns was the restoration of the Basque language, Euskera, which had fallen to the status of a local patois"

Example

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"Arana, the son of a major Bilbaoan shipbuilder, set out to revitalize a flagging Basque consciousness. One of his major concerns was the restoration of the Basque language, Euskera, which had fallen to the status of a local patois"

Etymology

From Bilbao + -an.

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