Left Bank — In general usage, the left bank of a river is the side to one s left while facing downstream. As a name, Left Bank may refer to:*Rive Gauche, the left bank of the Seine in Paris; gauche means left in French *Left Bank (Biscay), the left bank of… … Wikipedia
Right Bank (Biscay) — The right bank of the estuary of the river Nervión in Biscay, Spain is part of the Metropolitan Area of Bilbao and is formed by the towns of Getxo, Leioa and Erandio. It includes affluent neighbourhoods like Neguri and Las Arenas, traditionally… … Wikipedia
Biscay — ( eu. Bizkaia, es. Vizcaya) is a province of the Basque Country in Spain. It is generally accepted that Bizkaia , the original Basque term, means something like mountain or cliff . It is a correlate of bizkar , meaning: 1. back, shoulders, 2.… … Wikipedia
Dogger Bank incident — This article is about a 1904 attack on British fishermen. For the naval battles, see Battle of Dogger Bank (disambiguation). Coordinates: 54°43′26″N 2°46′08″E / 54.724°N 2.769°E … Wikipedia
France — /frans, frahns/; Fr. /frddahonns/, n. 1. Anatole /ann nann tawl /, (Jacques Anatole Thibault), 1844 1924, French novelist and essayist: Nobel prize 1921. 2. a republic in W Europe. 58,470,421; 212,736 sq. mi. (550,985 sq. km). Cap.: Paris. 3.… … Universalium
World War II — the war between the Axis and the Allies, beginning on September 1, 1939, with the German invasion of Poland and ending with the surrender of Germany on May 8, 1945, and of Japan on August 14, 1945. Abbr.: WWII * * * or Second World War (1939–45)… … Universalium
Nervión — For the neighborhood, see Nervión, Seville. Nervión Nerbioi River … Wikipedia
Bilbao — /bil bow /; Sp. /beel bah aw/, n. 1. a seaport in N Spain, near the Bay of Biscay. 450,000. 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… … Universalium
List of enclaves and exclaves — In political geography, an enclave is a piece of land which is totally surrounded by a foreign territory, and an exclave is one which is politically attached to a larger piece but not actually contiguous with it. Many entities are both enclaves… … Wikipedia
Italy — /it l ee/, n. a republic in S Europe, comprising a peninsula S of the Alps, and Sicily, Sardinia, Elba, and other smaller islands: a kingdom 1870 1946. 57,534,088; 116,294 sq. mi. (301,200 sq. km). Cap.: Rome. Italian, Italia. * * * Italy… … Universalium
