Bilbao

American  

[bil-bou, beel-bah-aw] / bɪlˈbaʊ, bilˈbɑ ɔ /

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.

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Bilbao British  

/ bilˈβau, bɪlˈbɑːəʊ /

noun

1. Basque name: Bilbo.  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)

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Example Sentences

Madrid travel to face Athletic Bilbao on Wednesday for a fourth consecutive league match on the road, a game moved because of the club's participation in the Spanish Super Cup in January.

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Barcelona romped to a 4-0 win over Athletic Bilbao in their first match back home last weekend but Alaves offered far more spirited opposition.

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Union Saint-Gilloise of Belgium won 1-0 away to Galatasaray and Athletic Bilbao played out a goalless stalemate at Slavia Prague.

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The England forward has recovered from the flu that kept him out of Saturday's 4-0 La Liga win over Athletic Bilbao and is available for Tuesday's meeting with Chelsea at Stamford Bridge.

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Barca cut Madrid's lead by two points over the weekend after they thrashed Athletic Bilbao 4-0 on Saturday in their first match back at Camp Nou.

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