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巴斯克

Mandarin · pinyin Bā sī kè

Basque
the Basque Country

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巴: bā · greatly desire, anxiously hope
斯: sī · this, thus, such; to lop off; emphatic particle
克: kè · gram; overcome; transliteration

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Basque

name

(～自治區) Basque Country (an autonomous community in northern Spain)
(～地區) Basque Country (a cultural region that straddles the border of Spain and France, where the Basque language is traditionally spoken)

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