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Baskien

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French basque (Basque), from Latin Vascō, Vascōnēs pl, a Roman era tribe in the Franco-Cantabrian region of southern Europe who were ancestors of the current Basque population.

Proper noun

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Baskien n (genitive Baskiens)

  1. Basque Country (a cultural region that straddles the border of Spain and France, where the Basque language is traditionally spoken)
  2. Basque Country (an autonomous community in northern Spain)
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