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Basque

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
Basque /bask, bɑːsk/

▶noun

1 a member of a people living in the western Pyrenees in both France and Spain.

2 the language of the Basques, which is thought to be unrelated to any other language.

– origin from Fr., from L. Vasco; cf. Gascon.

Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
basque /bask, bɑːsk/

▶noun a close-fitting bodice extending from the shoulders to the waist and typically having a short continuation below waist level.

– origin C19: from Basque, referring to traditional Basque dress.

'Basque' also found in these Oxford entries:

basque - beret - ergative - ETA - Euskara - Gascon - jai alai - pelota

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