BASQUE
Dictionary entry overview: What does Basque mean?
• BASQUE (noun)
The noun BASQUE has 2 senses:
1. a member of a people of unknown origin living in the western Pyrenees in France and Spain
2. the language of the Basque people; of no known relation to any other language
Familiarity information: BASQUE used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• BASQUE (noun)
Meaning:
A member of a people of unknown origin living in the western Pyrenees in France and Spain
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("Basque" is a kind of...):
European (a native or inhabitant of Europe)
Holonyms ("Basque" is a member of...):
France; French Republic (a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe)
Espana; Kingdom of Spain; Spain (a parliamentary monarchy in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula; a former colonial power)
Meaning:
The language of the Basque people; of no known relation to any other language
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("Basque" is a kind of...):
natural language; tongue (a human written or spoken language used by a community; opposed to e.g. a computer language)
