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Basque Provinces
Basque Provinces A region comprising three provinces of northern Spain on the Bay of Biscay. It borders on France in the northeast along the western Pyrenees.Basque Provinces or Basque Countryn (Placename) an autonomous region of N Spain, comprising the provinces of Álava, Guipúzcoa, and Vizcaya: inhabited mainly by Basques, who retained virtual autonomy from the 9th to the 19th century. Pop: 1 840 700 (2003 est). Area: about 7250 sq km (2800 sq miles)Basque′ Prov′inces n.pl. a region in N Spain, on the Bay of Biscay. Basque Provinces
Basque Provinces an autonomous region of N Spain, comprising the provinces of Álava, Guipúzcoa, and Vizcaya: inhabited mainly by Basques, who retained virtual autonomy from the 9th to the 19th century. Pop.: 1 840 700 (2003 est.). Area: about 7250 sq. km (2800 sq. miles) |