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noun

one of a people of unknown origin inhabiting the western Pyrenees regions in France and Spain.

their language, not known to be related to any other language.

(lowercase) a close-fitting bodice, sometimes having an extension that covers the hips.

(lowercase) the extension of this bodice or of a doublet.

adjective

of or pertaining to the Basques or their language.

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basque (bæsk, bɑːsk)

—n
1.	a short extension below the waist to the bodice of a woman's jacket, etc
2.	a tight-fitting bodice for women

[C19: perhaps from Basque]

Basque (bæsk, bɑːsk)

—n
1.	a member of a people of unknown origin living around the W Pyrenees in France and Spain
2.	the language of this people, of no known relationship with any other language

—*adj*
3.	relating to, denoting, or characteristic of this people or their language

[C19: from French, from Latin Vascō a Basque]

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Basque

1817, from Fr., from Sp. vasco (adj.), from vascon (n.), from L. Vascones (Vasconia was the Roman name for the up-country of the western Pyrenees), said by von Humboldt to originally mean "foresters" but more likely a Latinized version of the people's name for themselves, euskara or eskuara.

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"This contains a basic element -sk- which is believed to relate to maritime people or sailors, and which is also found in the name of the Etruscans ...." [Room, "Placenames of the World," 2006]

Earlier adj. in English was Basquish (1610s).

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