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Basle
(bäl) See Basel.
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Basle
(bɑːl) orBasel
n
French name: Bâle1. (Placename) a canton of NW Switzerland, divided into the demicantons of Basle-Landschaft and Basle-Stadt. Pops.: 263 200 and 186 900 (2002 est). Areas: 427 sq km (165 sq miles) and 36 sq km (14 sq miles) respectively
2. (Placename) a city in NW Switzerland, capital of Basle canton, on the Rhine: oldest university in Switzerland. Pop: 165 000 (2002 est)
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Ba•sel
(ˈbɑ zəl)also Basle
n.
1. a city in NW Switzerland, on the Rhine River. 192,800.
2. a canton in N Switzerland, divided into two independent areas.
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Noun | 1. | Basle - a city in northwestern Switzerland Schweiz, Suisse, Svizzera, Swiss Confederation, Switzerland - a landlocked federal republic in central Europe |
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Basle
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