Baskien

Swedish

Etymology

Borrowed from French basque (“Basque”), from Latin Vascō, Vascōnēs pl, a Roman era tribe in the Franco-Cantabrian region of southern Europe who were ancestors of the current Basque population.

Proper noun

Baskien n (genitive Baskiens)

Basque Country (region in northern Spain and southwestern France)
Basque Country (an autonomous community of Spain)

Related terms

baskisk (“Basque”, adjective)
bask c (“Basque male”)
baskiska c (“Basque female”)
baskiska c (“Basque language”)

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