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Habia (placename element)

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Habia, probably from habe(a), is an element in river names as:

  • the Uhabia, a coastal river of the French Basque Country,
  • the Ardanabia, a left tributary of the Adour.

    • It may also be found in names as: Azkabi (Lohitzun), Habiaga (Ainharp, Arrast-Larrebieu, Iholdy), Zehabia (Armendarits), Zehabiaga (Chéraute), Intzabi, Okabe…

    The word habia means 'nest' in modern Basque. Its original meaning is 'hole', 'lower place', where rivers flow.

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