Vasconia

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Ancient Vasconia, the area of Roman Spain inhabited by the Vascones
Medieval Gascony in its widest sense
Modern Basque Country with 1991 poll results regarding Basque self-identification (green=yes).

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Etymology

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From Vasconēs +‎ -ia, from Ancient Greek Οὐασκώνων (Ouaskṓnōn).

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Vasconia f sg (genitive Vasconiae); first declension

  1. (historical) Vasconia (region inhabited by the Vascones in northeastern Roman Spain)
  2. (Medieval Latin, historical) Gascony (a duchy of England), sometimes used vaguely in reference to all English holdings in present-day France
  3. (Medieval Latin) Gascony (a duchy, province, and region of France)
  4. (Medieval Latin) Basque Country (a region of Spain, inhabited by Basques)
  5. (New Latin) Basque Country (an autonomous community of Spain)

Declension

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First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

Descendants

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Spanish

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Proper noun

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Vasconia f

  1. (chiefly historical) land of the Vascones