Pays basque

== French == === Etymology === Inherited from Middle French paÿs des bascles, paiis de bascles (var. des), terre des bascles (elsewhere simply bascle, bascles). Apparently a calque of Medieval Latin Terra Basclorum or similar. Compare Euskal Herria, and basque. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /pɛ.i bask/ ~ /pe.i bask/ === Proper noun === Pays basque m 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)