Basel
a city in and the capital of Basel-Stadt, in NW Switzerland, on the Rhine River.
a canton in N Switzerland, divided into two independent areas.
a demicanton in N Switzerland: virtually coextensive with the city of Basel. 14 sq. mi. (36 sq. km).
Capital: Basel.
Contemporary Examples
Every passenger on the Swissair flight was given a miniature chocolate football as we approached Basel.
Live From Art Basel Anthony Haden-Guest June 16, 2010
In 2010, alongside PAPER Magazine, FWY and Pharrell created Rainbow City at Art Basel Miami Beach.
New York City’s New Mystery Art Piece Sara Sayed September 21, 2014
The Daily Pic: In Basel, Marijke van Warmerdam’s cherries sell themselves.
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His feelings were echoed by another young man who called himself Basel.
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It was the first major event of Art Basel Miami Beach, a grand Super Bowl of culture held every December in Miami.
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Historical Examples
On the approach of the duke of Savoy he removed to Basel in 1579.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 7 Various
Basel, for all her differences with him, buried Erasmus with great honours.
Holbein Beatrice Fortescue
This short work was first printed in Basel, 1549, and consists of one chapter of 23 folio pages.
De Re Metallica Georgius Agricola
The silk-brocade industry is centred chiefly in this city and Basel.
Commercial Geography Jacques W. Redway
As already stated, his wife survived him by six years, dying at Basel in 1549.
Holbein Beatrice Fortescue
noun
a variant spelling of Basle
city in northwestern Switzerland, founded 44 C.E. as Robur (from Latin roburetum “oak grove”); renamed 374 as Basilia (from Greek basilea “royal”) when it became the “royal” fortress of Valentinian I.
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having no base; without foundation; groundless: a baseless claim. Contemporary Examples But I remain in prison on these baseless allegations while waiting for the chance to prove my innocence. An American Marine in Iran’s Prisons Goes on Hunger Strike IranWire December 17, 2014 This is, in my view, a baseless smear against Democrats, who deserve […]
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morally low; without estimable personal qualities; dishonorable; meanspirited; selfish; cowardly. of little or no value; worthless: hastily composed of base materials. debased or counterfeit: an attempt to eliminate the base coinage. characteristic of or befitting an inferior person or thing. of illegitimate birth. not classical or refined: base language. Old English Law. held by tenure […]
- Basement
a story of a building, partly or wholly underground. (in classical and Renaissance architecture) the portion of a building beneath the principal story, treated as a single compositional unit. the lowermost portion of a structure. the substructure of a columnar or arched construction. noun a partly or wholly underground storey of a building, esp the […]