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What is the correct name for the Basque Country?

By Damian Corrigan, About.com

Question: What is the correct name for the Basque Country?

What is the correct name for the Basque Country? And how should it be pronounced?

Answer:

All spellings are correct.
  • Euskadi The Basque name for the autonomous region in northern Spain.
  • Euskal Herria The Basque name for the geographical region in northern Spain and small parts of south-west France.
  • Basque Country The English name for both of the above.
  • Pais Vasco The Spanish name for both of the above.

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