Definition/Meaning of Basque

• English - Noun: Basque (plural Basques) A member of a cultural and ethnic people living in the western Pyrenees and the Bay of Biscay between France and Spain . 2011 October 20, Associated Press, “Basque group ETA declares end to violent campaign”, in CBC News, archived from the original on 16 Jul 2025: But in more recent times [ETA] has been decimated by arrests and weakening support from Basques with little…
• English - Adjective: Basque (not comparable) (not comparable) Relating to the Basque people or their language. 2015 April 29, Ashifa Kassam, “Basques safe in Iceland as district repeals decree to kill them on sight”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 28 Aug 2020: The edict was issued in 1615 after a storm destroyed three Basque whaling vessels on an expedition in Iceland.
• English - Proper noun: Basque The language of the Basque people. 2021 April 25, John Malathronas, “Which languages are easiest – and most difficult – for native English speakers to learn?”, in CNN, archived from the original on 22 Mar 2022: If you like a challenge, try Hungarian. It’s like no other European language you’ve heard, except maybe Basque .
• English - See also: Wiktionary's coverage of Basque terms Appendix:Basque Swadesh list for a Swadesh list of basic vocabulary words in Basque
• English - External links: ISO 639-1 code eu , ISO 639-3 code eus Ethnologue entry for Basque , eu