Basel

[ bah-zuhl ]

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.

  • French Bâle [bahl] /bɑl/
  • Also Basle [bahl] /bɑl/ .

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Basel

/ (ˈbɑːzəl) /


noun
  1. a variant spelling of Basle

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