Vasconia

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Ancient Vasconia, the area of Roman Spain inhabited by the Vascones
Medieval Gascony in its widest sense
Modern Basque Country with 1991 poll results regarding Basque self-identification (green=yes).

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Vasconēs +‎ -ia, from Ancient Greek Οὐασκώνων (Ouaskṓnōn).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Vasconia f sg (genitive Vasconiae); first declension

  1. (historical) Vasconia (region inhabited by the Vascones in northeastern Roman Spain)
  2. (Medieval Latin, historical) Gascony (a duchy of England), sometimes used vaguely in reference to all English holdings in present-day France
  3. (Medieval Latin) Gascony (a duchy, province, and region of France)
  4. (Medieval Latin) Basque Country (a region of Spain, inhabited by Basques)
  5. (New Latin) Basque Country (an autonomous community of Spain)

Declension

First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

singular
nominative Vasconia
genitive Vasconiae
dative Vasconiae
accusative Vasconiam
ablative Vasconiā
vocative Vasconia
locative Vasconiae

Descendants

Spanish

Proper noun

Vasconia f

  1. (chiefly historical) land of the Vascones
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