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How to pronounce basque in English?

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Type of european
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Type of tongue, natural language

Examples of basque

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Basque experienced a rapid decline in Alava and Navarre during the 19th century.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Basque separatist group ETA members declare a ceasefire in a video in March 2006.
From the guardian.co.uk
Basque native David Elexgaray remembers visiting his aunt and uncle as a child.
From the dailyherald.com
Basque dislike of outside control is also reflected in the Roman Catholic Church.
From the time.com
Waists are higher and cinched in with basque-like belts to create pleated peplums.
From the guardian.co.uk
Basque toponyms show that Basque was spoken further along the Pyrenees than today.
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In French the language is normally called basque or, in recent times, euskara.
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Basque blue cheese on crisp raisin brioche accented with a few thin discs of pear.
From the latimes.com
Basque terrorism might then be more easily contained, if not necessarily extinguished.
From the economist.com
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  • A member of a people of unknown origin living in the western Pyrenees in France and Spain
  • The language of the Basque people; of no known relation to any other language
  • A basque is an item of women's apparel. The term, of French origin, refers to a type of bodice or jacket, and in modern usage a long corset, characterized by a close, contoured fit and extending past the waistline over the hips. ...
  • The Basques (euskaldunak, vascos, basques) as an ethnic group primarily inhabit an area traditionally known as the Basque Country (Euskal Herria), a region that is located around the western end of the Pyrenees on the coast of the Bay of Biscay and straddles parts of north-eastern Spain and ...
  • The part of a waistcoat etc. extending below the waist; A woman's close-fitting bodice having such a feature; a corset
  • (Basques) Also very similar to corsets but are always worn as underwear and tend to be boned but much less structured than a corset. Basques are tight fitting and cover the breasts whilst being shorter. ...
  • A bodice closely fitted by seaming from the shoulder to waist, with or without a short, skirt-like continuation.
  • Section of bodice below waist, shaped to hips; late c20th name for corset.
  • Flattering for most body types, this tight, form-fitting bodice creates a V-shape chest (the bottom of the V being your waist); offers the much-coveted hourglass shape.