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Basel

American  
[bah-zuhl] / ˈbɑ zəl /
Also Basle

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 British  
/ ˈbɑːzəl /

noun

  1. a variant spelling of Basle

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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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

The yearly report from the BIS was published Sunday during the annual general meeting held at its headquarters in Basel, Switzerland.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 29, 2026

Human trials in Europe are already under way, testing engineered cartilage implants developed at the University of Basel.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 14, 2026

Austrian vocalist Johannes Pietsch, known as JJ, triumphed at Basel in 2025 with his operatic song "Wasted Love".

From Barron's • May 16, 2026

And suddenly Basel and Muhammad seemed to have been taken from me, too.

From "Tasting the Sky" by Ibtisam Barakat

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