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Basel

Also Basle
Also

[bah-zuhl]

noun

  1. a city in and the capital of Basel-Stadt, in northwestern Switzerland, on the Rhine River.

  2. a canton in northern Switzerland, divided into two independent areas.



Basel

/ ˈbɑːzəl /

noun

  1. a variant spelling of Basle

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The Polish-born actress, 96, who escaped a Nazi ghetto as a child and forged a successful career in dance and drama, is thought to have died last weekend at the Pegasos clinic near Basel.

From BBC

Oscar-winning Palestinian director Basel Adra has told the Associated Press that Israeli soldiers have raided his home in the West Bank.

Okafor previously scored 25 goals in 71 Swiss league games but was never a regular starter for either Basel or Salzburg.

From BBC

He first came to my attention in the Europa Conference League for Basel and subsequently on to the Champions League with Bologna.

From BBC

It was a game the 25-year-old started as the Lionesses beat Spain in a penalty shootout in Basel to retain their title.

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