Basel

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈbɑːzəl/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(bä′zəl)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
Ba•sel  (bä′zəl),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Place Namesa city in and the capital of Basel-Stadt, in NW Switzerland, on the Rhine River. 192,800.
  2. Place Namesa canton in N Switzerland, divided into two independent areas.
Also, Basle. French, Bâle. Cf. Basel-Land, Basel-Stadt. 
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Basel / ˈbɑːzəl/
  1. the German spelling of Basle
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
Basle  (bäl),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Place NamesBasel.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Basle / bɑːl/, Basel / ˈbɑːzəl/
  1. an area of NW Switzerland consisting of the cantons of Basle-Landschaft and Basle-Stadt. Pops.: 263 200 and 186 900 (2002 est) respectively. Areas: 427 sq km (165 sq miles) and 36 sq km (14 sq miles) respectively
  2. a city in NW Switzerland, capital of Basle-Stadt canton, on the Rhine: oldest university in Switzerland. Pop: 165 000 (2002 est)

French name: Bâle
'Basel' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Basel-Land - Basel-Stadt - Basle - Liestal - bale - demicanton

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