Basque /bæsk, bɑːsk $ bæsk/ BrE AmE noun
1 . [countable] a person from the mountainous area between southern France and northern Spain. Some people who live in this area consider themselves to be a separate nation that does not belong to either France or Spain, and some Basques in Spain have tried to gain political independence. ⇨ ↑ ETA
2 . [uncountable] the language of the Basques, which is unusual because it is not related to any other language in the world
—Basque adjective :
Basque separatists (=people who want the Basque area to become a separate state)