Zeanuri ( es, Ceánuri) is a town and

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located in the province of

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, in the

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of Basque Country, northern

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Etymology

The word ''uri'' clearly appears in the town's name, which in the western dialect of

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means town, city. This word usually appears combined with proper names or common names to form place names in the provinces of Vizcaya,

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and

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. In the case of Zeanuri, it's direct meaning is ''the'' ''town of Cean.'' The first part of the toponym is unknown since it does not correspond to any Basque word or to any currently recognizable proper name. In Basque, the name of the town is spelled as ''Zeanuri'' according to the modern spelling rules of the language. In 1993 the city council changed the official name of the municipality from its traditional form in Castilian to the form in Basque.

References

External links

ZEANURI in the Bernardo Estornés Lasa - Auñamendi Encyclopedia (Euskomedia Fundazioa)
Municipalities in Biscay {{basque-geo-stub