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Basque

Noun CEFR B1
bɑːsk

Definitions

  1. A member of a cultural and ethnic people living in the western Pyrenees and the Bay of Biscay between France and Spain.
  2. The language of the Basque people.
  3. A member of a cultural and ethnic people living in the western Pyrenees and the Bay of Biscay between France and Spain
  4. The part of a waistcoat etc. extending below the waist.
  5. The language of the Basque people
  6. A woman's close-fitting bodice, underbodice, or corset having such a feature.
  7. Relating to the Basque people or their language

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Examples

“If you like⟳ a challenge⟳, try⟳ Hungarian. It’s like⟳ no other European language you’ve heard, except maybe Basque.”
“Will she be able to pull⟳ off the double⟳ act? Can she play⟳ the cosy tradwife and still be the sexpot in a basque?”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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