Basque Homeland and Freedom
- noun
- NSFW
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Patria Vasca y Libertad
- Many consider the Basque Homeland and Freedom a terrorist group due to its violent methods in pursuing Basque nationalism.
Examples
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The government has been cracking down on the activities of the Basque Homeland and Freedom organization to prevent further violence.
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In the 1980s, membership in the Basque Homeland and Freedom group surged as many sought independence from Spain.
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Most Basques castigate Basque Homeland and Freedom (known by its Basque acronym ETA).
Academic text (2008)
Synonyms
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A Basque group that used violence to try to get independence from Spain
An armed group from the Basque Country that used violence to try to become independent until 2018
An organization from the Basque region that used violence to try to gain independence
Surface Forms
Morphology
Basque + homeland + and + freedom
The phrase is a proper name referring to a specific militant Basque separatist organisation (ETA); knowing 'Basque', 'homeland' and 'freedom' will signal a nationalist/political idea but will not let a B1 learner infer the phrase denotes a particular violent organisation or its historical connotations. Thus the constituents give partial semantic clues (nationalist aim) but not the full, specific organisational/violent meaning.
Etymology
Basque Homeland and Freedom is the English translation of the Basque phrase 'Euskadi ta Askatasuna', often called ETA, and the words Basque, Homeland and Freedom give a clear picture of the group's aim. Because the name literally promises a 'Basque homeland' and 'freedom', it explains why the group used it to show their goal of 'independence'.