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Borrowed from French basque, from Gascon Occitan basc, from Latin Vascō, Vascōnēs pl, a pre-Roman era tribe settled in the Atlantic Biscaian gulf and Pyrenean mountain region of south-western Europe, who were ancestors of the current Basque population.

Basque (plural Basques)

  1. A member of a cultural and ethnic people living in the western Pyrenees and the Bay of Biscay between France and Spain.

member of a people

Basque

  1. The language of the Basque people.
    Synonyms: Euskara, Uskara
    • 2021 April 25, John Malathronas, “Which languages are easiest – and most difficult – for native English speakers to learn?”, in CNN[1], archived from the original on 22 March 2022:
      If you like a challenge, try Hungarian. It’s like no other European language you’ve heard, except maybe Basque.

language

Basque (not comparable)

  1. Relating to the Basque people or their language.

relating to the Basque people or their language

See basque.

Basque m or f by sense (plural Basques)

  1. Basque (person of either gender)