Basel

[ 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. See Basle
   a variant spelling of Basle

Example Sentences

We’re lucky enough to be headquartered in Basel, which is a cluster of science really, and of chemical sciences in particular.

From MIT Technology Review

These are the pivot points,” Clarey writes, “like Robert Federer requiring his temperamental son to find his own ride home in Basel” — underscoring how young Roger was not “coddled in light of his potential.

From Washington Post

Teaming with researchers from the Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research in Basel, Switzerland, they first tested whether the drugs were causing the side effect in cells.

From Science News

Miami Art Basel is packed with celebrities, including Kim Kardashian and Miley Cyrus.

From The Daily Beast

The work at Art Basel is often interesting, often dull, and disproportionately decorative in nature.

From The Daily Beast

Clearly, the least cool people are the most in-demand: the rich folks who power the Art Basel engine.

From The Daily Beast

Art Basel itself is but the center of a cluster of mega-shows taking place in Miami this week.

From The Daily Beast

In the meantime, keep your eyes peeled for the Sheikha Al-Mayassa at Miami Art Basel in a couple of weeks.

From The Daily Beast

In the neighborhood of Basel he assembled and divided his army.

From Project Gutenberg

In consequence of some mishaps he left Basel quite precipitately, his departure causing no such sensation as his arrival.

From Project Gutenberg

When Castlereagh arrived at the allied headquarters early in January, 1814, he found them established in Basel.

From Project Gutenberg

Think of what every fathead princeling and beer-swilling ritter from here to Basel would say!

From Project Gutenberg

The tomb of Erasmus in Basel is marked by a stone slab on which are an epitaph, an effigy, and then the pathetic word "Terminus."

From Project Gutenberg