Basque
- noun
- /bæsk/
:
vasco
- The Basque Country or the Basques occupy parts of of Spain and of France.
So this is a map, I guess, before that defeat, you see the Visigoths in southern France and northeastern Spain with the Basques kind of in between them.
- So this is a map, I guess, before that defeat, you see the Visigoths in southern France and northeastern Spain with the Basques kind of in between them.
Examples
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Up here, we have seen through the Quixote characters from other provinces like the Basque, the Galicians, the Asturians.
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The Basque people have their own distinct culture and traditions, which set them apart from their neighbors.
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Many tourists visit the Basque region to experience its unique cuisine and stunning landscapes.
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The Basque community has a rich history that deeply influences its customs and way of life.
Compounds
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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
Etymology
Basque for a person comes from the old name Vascones that the Romans used and from Spanish Vasco, and the people themselves speak Euskara. So, Basque today means someone from the western Pyrenees with a long, separate culture and language.