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“Bask” or “Basque”

bask / basque are similar-sounding terms with different meanings (referred to as homophones). To better understand the differences, see below for definitions, pronunciation guides, and example sentences using each term.

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Definitions

What each term means

Same sound, different spellings and meanings, shown with a pronunciation guide for each term.

bask b·AE·s·k

  • verbbe exposed.

basque b·AE·s·k

  • nouna member of a people of unknown origin living in the western Pyrenees in France and Spain.
  • nounthe language of the Basque people; of no known relation to any other language.
Usage

Examples in context

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“bask”

  • He played for BASK, Radnički, Kolubara and Slavonka Osijek…

“basque”

  • …territories that make up the Basque Provinces (Biscay), Navarre, La Rioja,…
  • The name, both in Basque and in Spanish, is derived…
  • The Basque language is completely unrelated to…
  • …at the Battle of the Basque Roads.
  • …(in alphabetical order): Alsatian, Arpitan, Basque, Brezhoneg (Breton), Burgundian, Corsu (Corsican),…
  • Category:Chilean people of Basque descent
  • …of Navarra in the autonomous Basque Country.
  • …11.7% Irish, 3.0% French (excluding Basque), 2.0% Dutch and 2.0% Italian.
  • Category:Cuban people of Basque descent
  • Category:Argentine people of Basque descent

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