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.
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Example Sentences
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The author begins with the observation that all three monumental waterways originate near the Alpine pass of St. Gotthard, about 100 miles southeast of Basel, Switzerland.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
Researchers in the group of Professor Patrick Potts at the University of Basel have now presented such an approach in Physical Review Letters.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 19, 2026
The result is “Questioning,” a 55-minute theatrical production premiering July 10 at New Theater Hollywood before traveling to Art Basel Miami Beach in December and, eventually, museums and gallery spaces as a room-based installation.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 7, 2026
A much more impactful effort—dubbed Basel III Endgame—could finally reach a head in the coming months.
From Barron's ● Jun. 29, 2026
It is identical to an office that occupied a similar space in London, and then another in Vienna, before it was moved here to Basel.
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
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