Baskien

== Swedish == === Etymology === Borrowed from French basque (“Basque”), from Latin Vascō, Vascōnēs pl, a Roman era tribe in the Franco-Cantabrian region of southern Europe who were ancestors of the current Basque population. === Proper noun === Baskien n (genitive Baskiens) Basque Country (a cultural region that straddles the border of Spain and France, where the Basque language is traditionally spoken) Basque Country (an autonomous community in northern Spain) ==== Related terms ==== baskisk (“Basque”, adjective) bask c (“Basque male”) baskiska c (“Basque female”) baskiska c (“Basque language”)