Basque
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7.1
- proper noun
- /bæsk/
:
vasco
- You know, she's from Pays Basque.
- Côte Basque
- La Côte Basque
Examples
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There's a huge aerospace industry in the Pays Basque region.
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One of them is Alonso, a rough, stocky Basque.
Fiction book (1992) -
I am just a Basque who writes.
Academic text (2003) -
It was written in Basque.
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He's probably Basque.
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The Inquisition could police regions other than Castile, that is Galicia, the Basque countries, and so forth.
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In fact, in considering Laxalt's work, we cannot forget that Robert Laxalt was not just "a Basque who wrote," but the most talented American author writing on the experience of Basques both in the United States and in Europe.
Academic text (2003) -
Many people in the region are proud to identify as Basque and celebrate their unique culture.
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The student proudly introduced herself as Basque while discussing her heritage in class.
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In the restaurant, I enjoyed a traditional dish while conversing with a Basque speaker.
Synonyms
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9.5
A language spoken in parts of Spain and France by the Basque people that is not related to other languages
A language people speak in the Basque Country of Spain and France
Compounds
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9.5
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 as a place or group name comes from the Roman name Vascones and the Spanish Vasco, and the people call their language Euskara. So, Basque refers both to the people of the western Pyrenees and to their unique language.