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.
noun
Example Sentences
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Korea’s new central banker, Shin Hyun-song, has the look of a Bank for International Settlements man — forged in Basel, handpicked by Seoul elites and installed just as the AI/semiconductor party was reaching full throttle.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 4, 2026
But it was only after several years of Egyptian club football that Salah's skills finally took him to Europe, where he signed for Basel, in the Swiss Super League.
From BBC • May 22, 2026
Thanks to operatic singer JJ's victory in Basel with "Wasted Love", Austria is hosting for the third time, having staged the 1967 and 2015 contests.
From Barron's • May 12, 2026
Liberia-flagged Basel listed its port of origin as Iran’s Bandar Imam Khomeini and on Thursday was on its way to Brazil.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026
The next day Basel held the kite’s ball of string, steering it right and left the way my father steered a truck.
From "Tasting the Sky" by Ibtisam Barakat
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