Basque
noun
one of a people of unknown origin inhabiting the western Pyrenees regions in France and Spain.
Basques
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pluralof Basque.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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A lively and fluent writer, Mr. Kurlansky, the author of books on the Basques, cod, salt and other subjects, brings the Boston milieu to life with sympathy, verve and dry humor.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 9, 2025
The Basques set their way towards an 18th straight home victory with three first-half tries -- as Capilla grabbed his first before wing Arnaud Erbinartegaray and scrum-half Baptiste Germain also crossed the whitewash.
From Barron's ● Oct. 18, 2025
The Basques wanted him to stay another season, but Odegaard was beckoned back by Zidane to Madrid, where he started Real's first two games before struggling with a calf injury.
From BBC ● Apr. 8, 2025
Basques said he wants Indigenous communities to be involved in decision-making and to promote investments in agriculture, tourism and other projects that will provide benefits to the community after the lithium boom dies down.
From Reuters ● Jul. 20, 2023
Finally, after a couple more false klaxons, the bus started, and Robert Cohn waved good-by to us, and all the Basques waved good-by to him.
From "The Sun Also Rises" by Ernest Hemingway
