Basel
Americannoun
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a city in and the capital of Basel-Stadt, in northwestern Switzerland, on the Rhine River.
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a canton in northern Switzerland, divided into two independent areas.
noun
Example Sentences
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Austria is hosting the contest in Vienna after Austrian artist JJ won in Basel, Switzerland, last year.
From Barron's
Researchers at the University of Basel, led by Professor Patrick Potts, have developed a new approach to defining thermodynamic quantities for certain quantum systems.
From Science Daily
They have got a brush with Basel on Thursday but playing in the Europa League has not affected them too much recently.
From BBC
The “Woo-Hah!! Got You All in Check” and “Calm Down” rap veteran, 53, sternly set the record straight for the social media troll during an exchange Sunday at Art Basel in Miami Beach.
From Los Angeles Times
You can see the results of all this at Art Basel Miami Beach, America’s biggest art fair—with nearly 300 exhibitors participating this year—on view at the city’s Convention Center through Sunday.
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