Basseterre

[bahs-tair]

noun

1. a seaport in and the capital of St. Kitts-Nevis, in the West Indies.

Basseterre

/ bæsˈtɛə, bɑstɛr /

noun

1. a port in the Caribbean, on St Kitts in the Leeward Islands: the capital of St Kitts-Nevis. Pop: 13 220 (2001)

Example Sentences

The next morning, a similar wind shift was reported at Basseterre, St. Kitts, with a calm, sunny period lasting just under an hour.

Read more on Washington Post

He is scheduled to appear at Basseterre Magistrate Court on May 14.

Read more on Fox News

One financial professional in Basseterre described the relationship between Nevis and St Kitts as like that of a teenager with access to his big brother’s credit card.

Read more on The Guardian

Three hours to get 52 with the boundaries they have at Basseterre, and off that attack?

Read more on The Guardian

The stone dwellings and stores in Basseterre, the capital of the island, fearfully shook and rent, — some of the finest, but a mass of ruins, and others rendered unsafe.

Read more on Project Gutenberg