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lehendakari

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English

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Basque lehendakari.

Noun

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lehendakari (plural lehendakaris)

  1. The president of the Basque government.
    • 2009 March 2, Victoria Burnett, “Nationalists in Basque Losing Vote in Assembly”, in New York Times[1]:
      A vote to choose the new Basque leader, or lehendakari, is expected this week.

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Basque

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Coined by members of the Basque Nationalist Party, from lehendabizi (firstly) +‎ -ari (suffix indicating profession).

Pronunciation

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  • Audio:(file)
  • IPA(key): (Navarro-Lapurdian) /lehendakaɾi/ [le.hẽn̪.d̪a.ka.ɾi]
  • IPA(key): (Southern) /lendakaɾi/ [lẽn̪.d̪a.ka.ɾi]
  • Rhymes: -aɾi
  • Hyphenation: le‧hen‧da‧ka‧ri

Noun

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lehendakari anim

  1. lehendakari
  2. president, prime minister
    Synonym: presidente

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Spanish

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Etymology

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Unadapted borrowing from Basque lehendakari.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /leendaˈkaɾi/ [le.ẽn̪.d̪aˈka.ɾi]
  • Rhymes: -aɾi
  • Syllabification: le‧hen‧da‧ka‧ri

Noun

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lehendakari m or f by sense (plural lehendakaris)

  1. Synonym of lendakari