Basel

[ bah-zuhl ]

/ ˈbɑ zəl /

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noun

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

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

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Also Basle

[bahl] /bɑl/ .

French Bâle

[bahl] /bɑl/

Compare Basel-Land, Basel-Stadt.

Words nearby Basel

basehearted, base hit, base hospital, BASE jump, base jumping, Basel, baseless, base level, baseline, baseliner, Basel-Land

How to use Basel in a sentence

We’re lucky enough to be headquartered in Basel, which is a cluster of science really, and of chemical sciences in particular.
Feeding the world by AI, machine learning and the cloud|MIT Technology Review Insights|November 16, 2022|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.
Roger Federer may be out with an injury, but he’s present — and forthcoming — in a new book|Michael Cavna|August 25, 2021|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.
Why it’s still so hard to find treatments for early COVID-19|Tina Hesman Saey|July 27, 2021|Science News
Miami Art Basel is packed with celebrities, including Kim Kardashian and Miley Cyrus.
William, Kate, and Jay Z’s Favorite Art Star: Alexander Gilkes' World of Rock Stars and Royalty|Tim Teeman|December 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST

The work at Art Basel is often interesting, often dull, and disproportionately decorative in nature.
Sneer and Clothing in Miami: Inside The $3 Billion Woodstock of Contemporary Art|Jay Michaelson|December 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Clearly, the least cool people are the most in-demand: the rich folks who power the Art Basel engine.
Sneer and Clothing in Miami: Inside The $3 Billion Woodstock of Contemporary Art|Jay Michaelson|December 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Art Basel itself is but the center of a cluster of mega-shows taking place in Miami this week.
Sneer and Clothing in Miami: Inside The $3 Billion Woodstock of Contemporary Art|Jay Michaelson|December 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In the meantime, keep your eyes peeled for the Sheikha Al-Mayassa at Miami Art Basel in a couple of weeks.
The Mysterious Death of the Art World’s Favorite Sheikh|Lizzie Crocker|November 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In the neighborhood of Basel he assembled and divided his army.
The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 03|Various
In consequence of some mishaps he left Basel quite precipitately, his departure causing no such sensation as his arrival.
An Epitome of the History of Medicine|Roswell Park
When Castlereagh arrived at the allied headquarters early in January, 1814, he found them established in Basel.
The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte|William Milligan Sloane
Think of what every fathead princeling and beer-swilling ritter from here to Basel would say!
Joan of the Sword Hand|S(amuel) R(utherford) Crockett
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."
The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte|William Milligan Sloane

British Dictionary definitions for Basel

Basel

/ (ˈbɑːzəl) /

noun

a variant spelling of Basle

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