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French
Etymology
Inherited from Middle French paÿs des bascles, paiis de bascles (var. des), terre des bascles (elswhere simply bascle, bascles). Apparently a calque of Medieval Latin Terra Basclorum or similar. Compare Euskal Herria, and basque.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pɛ.i bask/ ~ /pe.i bask/
Proper noun
Pays basque m
- Basque Country