BASEL


Meaning of BASEL in English

/bah"zeuhl/ , n.

1. a city in and the capital of Basel-Stadt, in NW Switzerland, on the Rhine River. 192,800.

2. a canton in N Switzerland, divided into two independent areas.

Also, Basle . French, Bâle . Cf. Basel-Land, Basel-Stadt .

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