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Bašić is a South Slavic surname.

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It is assumed that it derived from the word baša, meaning "chief", itself a loanword from Turkish başı, meaning "head". Its literal meaning is "Little chief".

It is one of the most common surnames in two Dalmatian counties of Croatia.[1]

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"In a blue background on a green ground, a warrior dressed in red with high black boots and a hat, left-handed sideways with gold with a belt to which black covers are fastened. In his raised right he holds a scimitar with a golden cross opposite the neck of a kneeling bearded Turk dressed in a rainbow white kaftan with a belt, which with raised hands begs for mercy."

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One of Bašić family crests from Croatia.

This description from the book is describing the conflicts that the Bassich family of Austria had against the Turks while defending Vienna.[2]

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  • Nino Bašić, mathematician

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