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basel

/ˈbɑzəl/

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What does basel mean?

proper noun

  1. The capital city of Basel-Stadt canton, Switzerland.
  2. A former canton in northwestern Switzerland.
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/ˈbɑzəl/

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A bell at Basel bears the inscription, "Ad fugandos demones."
Andrew Dickson WhiteHistory of the Warfare of Science with Theology in ChristendomProject Gutenberg ebook #505
After election to the chair at Basel he at once introduced a startling novelty by lecturing in German.
William, Sir OslerThe Evolution of Modern Medicine A Series of Lectures Delivered at Yale University on the Silliman Foundation in April, 1913Project Gutenberg ebook #1566