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Basel

Basel

7 3.5
A city in northwest Switzerland on the Rhine near the borders with France and Germany
  • proper noun
  • /ˈbɑːzəl/
: Basilea
  • Runs a documentation center in Basel; produces newsletters, books, and films.

Hey, you drugged me from Basel to Boston, and now you I leave.

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Examples

  • We will invite some doctors from, uh, Zurich, Basel and Geneva to come to see her.

  • Hi, I'm trying to get the number for the Anne Frank Foundation... in Basel, Switzerland.

  • I will have you take a trip to Basel to see the collection.

    Fiction book (1992)
  • 15 years ago, when you were still working in Basel...

  • Get me Traffic Control in Basel.

  • The next year, in a hotel room in Basel, Switzerland, he died of heart failure.

  • Conductor, when do we get to Basel?

  • Governors of BIS member central banks meet in Basel every second month throughout the year.

    Academic text (2008)
  • In fact, the majority of Basel missionaries hailed from this part of Germany.

    Academic text (1991)
  • I plan to visit Basel to explore its rich cultural heritage and beautiful architecture.

Synonyms

Basle
vsBasel
1 5.4

A city in northwest Switzerland on the Rhine near France and Germany

has identical meaning but is the modern standard spelling

Compounds

A meeting of Catholic church leaders from 1431 to 1449 to discuss reforms and unity

Surface Forms

Basel main

Etymology

Basel comes from the town's old Latin name Basilia, used in Roman times, so Basel is still the name of the Swiss city on the Rhine.