Basque /bæsk, bɑːsk $ bæsk/ noun

1. [countable] a person from the mountainous area between southern France and northern Spain. Some people who live in this area consider themselves to be a separate nation that does not belong to either France or Spain, and some Basques in Spain have tried to gain political independence. ⇒ ETA

2. [uncountable] the language of the Basques, which is unusual because it is not related to any other language in the world
—Basque adjective:
Basque separatists (=people who want the Basque area to become a separate state)

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basque /bæsk/ noun [countable]
[Date: 1800-1900; Language: French; Origin: Old French baste, from Old Provençal basta 'seam'; influenced by Basque 'of the Basque people of northern Spain and southwest France']
a piece of underwear for a woman that covers her body from under her arms to the top of her legs

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