Basque Provinces

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plural noun

a region in N Spain, bordering on the Bay of Biscay.

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Words nearby Basque Provinces

basosquamous carcinoma, Basotho, Basotho-Qwaqwa, Basov, Basque, Basque Provinces, Basque Region, Basque shirt, Basra, bas-relief, Bas-Rhin

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How to use Basque Provinces in a sentence

Baghdadi emphasized in his message on Nov. 13 that his organization now has provinces in each of these five countries.
Murder Vids Help ISIS Lure More Monsters|Thomas Joscelyn|November 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
She was also an autodidact, an illegitimate girl from the provinces whose intelligence became the stuff of legend.
Sor Juana: Mexico’s Most Erotic Poet and Its Most Dangerous Nun|Katie Baker|November 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Two Canadian provinces have experimented with using random citizen panels to set election regulations.
Is It Time to Take a Chance on Random Representatives?|Michael Schulson|November 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Something similar appears to be underway now in the Syrian provinces of Raqqa and Deir ez-Zor.
U.S. Humanitarian Aid Going to ISIS|Jamie Dettmer|October 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST

In fact, fighting continues in Hadramaut as well as the other southern provinces of Lahij, Abyan and Shabwa.
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The parliament house and library of the British provinces, at Montreal, burned by a mob.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology|Joel Munsell
The Marshal found himself in the congenial position of absolute ruler of the richest provinces of Spain.
Napoleon's Marshals|R. P. Dunn-Pattison
We then travelled through the island by railway and crossed to the Maritime Provinces of Canada.
Fifty Years of Railway Life in England, Scotland and Ireland|Joseph Tatlow
One company also has irrigation works, and ready-made farms for settlers in the prairie provinces.
Fifty Years of Railway Life in England, Scotland and Ireland|Joseph Tatlow
In the same year there appears to have been some discontent manifested, or suspected in the provinces.
Journal of a Voyage to Brazil|Maria Graham

British Dictionary definitions for Basque Provinces

Basque Provinces

Basque Country

noun

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)

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