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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Researchers at the University of Basel and the Technical University of Munich have found a new way to examine how electrons move together inside one of the most elusive forms of matter, the Wigner crystal.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 12, 2026
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 UK and Switzerland, meanwhile, clocked their highest ever June temperatures with 37.3C in an English village called Santon Downham and 38.8C in the Swiss city of Basel.
From Barron's ● Jun. 27, 2026
Switzerland broke the record for its hottest-ever June day for the third day in a row on Saturday, with the mercury rising to 39C in the northern city of Basel.
From BBC ● Jun. 27, 2026
But Basel and Muhammad, wanting to help me, followed so close to the wheels that he stopped and turned around, the headlights circling the inside walls of the kitchen.
From "Tasting the Sky" by Ibtisam Barakat
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