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Basque

Basque

9.5
A language spoken in northern Spain and southwestern France that is not related to other languages
  • noun
  • /bæsk/
translation icon : euskera
  • She decided to learn Basque before traveling to northern Spain.

So you don't get a gene for making fire and a gene for speaking Basque.

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Examples

  • Many linguists are fascinated by the Basque language and its mysterious origins.

  • There are several dialects of Basque spoken in different regions.

  • She speaks Basque fluently.

  • Is Basque difficult to learn?

  • Many linguists are fascinated by the Basque language and its mysterious origins.

  • She decided to learn Basque before traveling to northern Spain.

  • There are several dialects of Basque spoken in different regions.

Synonyms

Basque language
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A language spoken in parts of Spain and France by the Basque people that is not related to other languages

means the same but uses an alternative name for that language
Euskera
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9.9

A language people speak in the Basque Country of Spain and France

emphasizes that the language is unique and unrelated to other families

Compounds

A language spoken in parts of Spain and France by the Basque people that is not related to other languages

An organization from the Basque region that used violence to try to gain independence

A Basque nationalist group that used violence to seek independence

Surface Forms

Basque singular
Basques plural

Etymology

Basque for the language comes from an old name the Romans used, Vascones, and from the Spanish form Vasco, while the people call their language Euskara. So, Basque means the very old, unique language of the western Pyrenees that is not like other European languages.