Biscayne may refer to:
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Biscayne, an ethnonym and demonym meaning a Basque or hailing from the seigniory or province of Biscay.
* Biscayne language, an early modern synonym for the
Basque language
Basque ( ; ) is a language spoken by Basques and other residents of the Basque Country (greater region), Basque Country, a region that straddles the westernmost Pyrenees in adjacent parts of northern Spain and southwestern France. Basque ...
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Places
Belize
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Biscayne, Belize
Biscayne is a village in Belize District of the central-east coastal region of Belize. Though the area was originally inhabited by Mayans this village was established in the region of Belize that was first settled by Europeans. It is one of 192 mun ...
, a village in the
Belize district
Belize is a district of the nation of Belize. Its capital is Belize City.
Geography
Most of the Belize District is in the east central mainland of Belize; the Belize District also includes various offshore islands, including Ambergris Caye ...
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South Florida
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Key Biscayne
Key Biscayne () is an island located in Miami-Dade County, Florida, located between the Atlantic Ocean and Biscayne Bay. It is the southernmost of the barrier islands along the Atlantic coast of Florida, and lies south of Miami Beach and sout ...
, an island in Miami-Dade County
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Key Biscayne, Florida
Key Biscayne is a village in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States. Located on the island of Key Biscayne, the village is part of the Miami metropolitan area of South Florida. The population was 14,809 at the 2020 United States census, 20 ...
, a village on Key Biscayne island
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Biscayne Bay
Biscayne Bay is a lagoon with characteristics of an estuary located on the Atlantic coast of South Florida. The northern end of the lagoon is surrounded by the densely developed heart of the Miami metropolitan area while the southern end is large ...
, a lagoon on the Atlantic coast, bounded in part by Key Biscayne
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Biscayne Aquifer
The Biscayne Aquifer, named after Biscayne Bay, is a surficial aquifer. It is a shallow layer of highly Permeability (earth sciences), permeable limestone under a portion of South Florida. The area it underlies includes Broward County, Florida, ...
, a body of permeable rock
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Biscayne Boulevard
U.S. Highway 1 (US 1) in Florida runs along the state's east coast from Key West to its crossing of the St. Marys River into Georgia north of Boulogne and south of Folkston. US 1 was designated through Florida when the U.S. ...
, a section of highway US-1
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Camp Biscayne
Camp Biscayne was a winter resort founded in 1903 by Ralph Middleton Munroe to provide "a stopping place in Coconut Grove, Florida", as the Peacock Inn had closed in 1902.Parks 2010 p. 3. Situated a few lots south of the Barnacle (now the Barnac ...
, a winter resort in Coconut Grove, 1903-1925
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Biscayne Island, Miami Beach, Florida, westernmost of the Venetian Islands in Biscayne Bay
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Biscayne Landing, a mixed use commercial/hotel/residential community being developed in North Miami
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Biscayne National Park
Biscayne National Park is a national park of the United States located south of Miami, Florida, in Miami-Dade County. The park preserves Biscayne Bay and its offshore barrier reefs. Ninety-five percent of the park is water, and the shore of th ...
, a U.S. National Park
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Biscayne Park, Florida
Biscayne Park is a village in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States. It's also part of the Miami metropolitan area of South Florida. As of the 2020 census, the population was at 3,117 residents.
History
Biscayne Park was developed in the 19 ...
, a village in Miami-Dade County
Other uses
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Chevrolet Biscayne
The Chevrolet Biscayne was a series of full-size cars produced by the American manufacturer General Motors through its Chevrolet division between 1958 and 1975. Named after a show car displayed at the 1955 General Motors Motorama, the Biscayne w ...
, a series of automobiles.
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USS ''Biscayne'' (AVP-11), a United States Navy seaplane tender in commission from 1941 to 1946
See also
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Biscayan
Biscayan, sometimes Bizkaian (, , locally ), is a dialect of the Basque language spoken mainly in Biscay, one of the provinces of the Basque Country of Spain.
It is named as ''Western'' in the Basque dialects' classification drawn up by lingui ...
, dialect of Basque
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