Basel

American

[bah-zuhl] / ˈbɑ zəl /

Also Basle

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.

Basel British

/ ˈbɑːzəl /

noun

a variant spelling of Basle

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The rules are intended to implement an international agreement known as Basel III, reached after the 2008 financial crisis to ensure banks worldwide maintain adequate buffers.

From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026

Salah's career started as something of a slow burner at Basel, with coach Murat Yakin hinting at what he could become after he scored in their 2013 Europa League quarter-final win against Tottenham.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

Researchers at the University of Basel and ETH Zurich have demonstrated a way to reverse the polarity of a specialized ferromagnet using a focused laser beam.

From Science Daily • Mar. 3, 2026

The team led by Prof. Dr. Tomasz Smoleński at the University of Basel and Prof. Dr. Ataç Imamoğlu at ETH Zurich achieved this reorientation using only light, without raising the temperature.

From Science Daily • Mar. 3, 2026

But I wanted to give candy only to Basel and Muhammad.

From "Tasting the Sky" by Ibtisam Barakat

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