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“Basks” or “Basques”

basks / basques 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

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basks b·AE·s·k·s

  • verbbe exposed.

basques b·AE·s·k·s

  • 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.
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“basks”

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“basques”

  • …Bustinza was promoted to the Basques' main squad in La Liga.
  • …Aquitanians (but not by the Basques, who by then had seceded…
  • …in search of whales.” The Basques had whaled in the Bay…
  • …was taken prisoner by the Basques and handed over to his…
  • These politics displeased the Basques, and in 787 or 789…
  • In the Pyrenees, the Basques defeated his forces in Roncesvalles…

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