Bilbao

[ bil-bou; Spanish beel-bah-aw ]

noun

1. a seaport in northern Spain, near the Bay of Biscay.
2. U.S. Furniture. a mirror of the late 18th century, originally imported from Spain, having a frame partly or wholly of marble and a gilt openwork cresting.

Bilbao

/ bɪlˈbɑːəʊ; bilˈβau /

noun

1. a port in N Spain, on the Bay of Biscay: the largest city in the Basque Provinces: famous since medieval times for the production of iron and steel goods: modern buildings include the Guggenheim Art Museum (1997). Pop: 353 567 (2003 est) Basque nameBilbo

Example Sentences

Two additional men, Juan Claudio D’Luna-Mendez, 23, and Juan Francisco D’Luna-Bilbao, 48, both citizens of Mexico, were charged with possessing firearms while illegally residing in the United States.

From Time

QCP will run a 10-day program across 13 cities around the world including London Ontario, Pristina, Beirut, Paris, Belfast, Brasilia, Berlin, Tunis, Montreal, Seoul, Turin, Bilbao, and Sofia.

From Washington Blade

Bilbao, Spain was the first major city to adopt the policy back in 2018 and Belgium’s capital Brussels took the same step in January of 2021.

From Quartz

At 25, the professional big-wave surfer from Spain’s Basque Country has already challenged some of the most legendary waves on the planet, riding giants at Punta Galea near Bilbao and picture-perfect tubes at Namibia’s Skeleton Bay.

From Outside Online

Nor will the 20,000 spectators expected to show up for the series stop in Bilbao, Spain.

From The Daily Beast

Bouchet went on to explain that the Guggenheim Bilbao said that they own all the rights to any reproduction of the museum.

From The Daily Beast

Editor's Note: This piece has been updated with comment from the Guggenheim Bilbao.

From The Daily Beast

Riotous Baroque: From Cattelan to Zurbaran, Guggenheim Museum Bilbao, Spain, June 18–October 6.

From The Daily Beast

His paintings have been featured around the world, from the Palace of Versailles in France to the Guggenheim Bilbao in Spain.

From The Daily Beast

Bilbao is already ahead of it in some respects, and other ports, already mentioned, are running it very close.

From Project Gutenberg

They sped along all day and, before noon, had passed Bilbao.

From Project Gutenberg

Rafael had seen the older brother of Rivas die charging a German battery near Bilbao.

From Project Gutenberg

The ore used was from Bilbao, and known as the Ruby Mine, and was a good average hematite.

From Project Gutenberg

We were permitted to pass, and soon were safe within the walls of Bilbao.

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