Geographic or
administrative regions, political terms
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Name in Spanish (S), French (F) or English (E)
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Basque
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remarks
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Aquitaine (F)
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Akitania
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French administrative region where the Basque
provinces are included.
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Basque Country (E)
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Euskal Herria
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Our nation, seven provinces divided between two
powerful states.
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Comunidad Autonoma Vasca - CAV (S)
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Euskal Autonomia Erkidegoa - EAE
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Basque autonomous country under Spain, formed by
Bizkaia, Gipuzkoa and Araba
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Euskadi
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Euskal Herria
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A political neologism, the proper word for Basque
Country is Euskal Herria. Euskadi is normally used just
to mean CAV-EAE.
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Euskalerria, Euskalherria
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Euskal Herria
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Usual incorrect spellings of the basque name of our
country.
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Euzkadi
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Euskal Herria
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A political neologism. It was coined with this
spelling, but now Euskadi is favored (see Euskadi).
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Navarra (S), Navarre (F, E),
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Nafarroa (Nafarroa Garaia + Nafarroa Beherea)
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Low and High Navarre were united till 1512 (spanish
invasion) in an independent kingdom. Usually Navarre or
Nafarroa refers today to High Navarre proper (Nafarroa
Garaia in basque), and this forms an autonomous community
by itself within Spain.
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Northern Basque Country (E)
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Ipar Euskal Herria, Iparralde
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Basques refer this way to the part under France
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Pais Vasco (S)
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Euskal Herria
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beware! Spanish usually mean just CAV-EAE when they
use this
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Pais Vasco-Frances (S)
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Ipar Euskal Herria
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Spanish usually call this way to the Northern Basque
Country
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Pays Basque (F)
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Euskal Herria
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beware! French usually mean just Northern Basque
Country when they use this
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Pays Basque-Espagnol (F)
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Hego Euskal Herria
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French usually mean just CAV-EAE or Southern Basque
Country when they use this
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Pyrenees Atlantiques (F)
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Pirinio Atlantiarrak
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French department where the basque provinces are
included. The department itself is included in the
Aquitaine region (see Aquitaine).
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Southern Basque Country (E)
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Hego Euskal Herria, Hegoalde
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Basques refer this way to the part under Spain
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Treviño (S)
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Trebiño
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Politically part of Castille, in Spain, but considered
by locals and the rest of the Basques as part of Araba
province. It is situated within Araba, as a matter of
fact.
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Vascongadas (E)
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Spanish usually mean just CAV-EAE when they use this.
Some independetists use the same tern as a despective way
to call the insufficient CAV-EAE
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