Basque - Dictionary Definition and Overview

Basque :  (noun)
1: a member of a people of unknown origin living in the western Pyrenees in France and Spain [syn: Basque]
2: the language of the Basque people; of no known relation to any other language [syn: Basque]

Based on WordNet 2.0

Basque : \Basque\, a. [F.] Pertaining to Biscay, its people, or their language.

Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

Basque : \Basque\, n. [F.] 1. One of a race, of unknown origin, inhabiting a region on the Bay of Biscay in Spain and France.

2. The language spoken by the Basque people.

3. A part of a lady's dress, resembling a jacket with a short skirt; -- probably so called because this fashion of dress came from the Basques.

Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Example Usage of Basque

lenslessframes: @thebsharp if u don't mind bro Montana, could ya twitpic that jacket cuz I just wanna Basque in all it's glory
Lilemor1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9-gQfn95Yg8 Basque Dance
Paysbasqueinfo: #RSF, reconnue d’inutilité publique au Pays #Basque http://bit.ly/5AHmfm
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