basque
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• adjective
Relating to the Basque Country in the western Pyrenees, its indigenous people, their culture, or their language.
"The festival celebrated traditional Basque music, folk dances, and regional cuisine."
• noun
A member of an indigenous people inhabiting the western Pyrenees along the coast of the Bay of Biscay in northern Spain and southwestern France.
"For centuries, the Basques were renowned throughout Europe as skilled mariners and shipbuilders."
The language spoken by the Basque people, notable to linguists as the only surviving language isolate in western Europe unrelated to the Indo-European family.
"Because Basque shares no known ancestry with neighboring Romance languages, its grammar and vocabulary are completely distinct."
A close-fitting woman's bodice or corset-style undergarment that extends past the waistline over the hips.
"The antique Victorian gown featured a boned velvet basque trimmed with delicate lace."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed from French basque, from Gascon Basco, which derives from Latin Vascones, the ancient Roman name for the indigenous tribes inhabiting the western Pyrenees.