lehendakari

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noun

The president of the Basque government.

Scrabble 19

Meanings

nounlehendakari (plural lehendakaris)

plural lehendakaris

  1. The president of the Basque government.

    A vote to choose the new Basque leader, or lehendakari, is expected this week.

    2009 March 2, Victoria Burnett, “Nationalists in Basque Losing Vote in Assembly”, in New York Times

Origin

  1. Basquelehendakari
  2. Englishlehendakari

Borrowed from Basque lehendakari.

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Translations

Basque lehendakari
  • lehendakariTranslations
Spanish lendakari
  • lendakariTranslations
Cite this entry
APA

lehendakari. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lehendakari

MLA

“lehendakari.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lehendakari. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lehendakari,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lehendakari.

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