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Basle

UK/bɑːl/

Basle is the alternative form of Basel.

Meaning of Basel

Proper noun

Basel

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

Origin of Basle

From Early Modern French Basle (now spelt Bâle).

Words that rhyme with Basle

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Questions about Basle

What is Basle the alternative form of?
Basle is the alternative form of Basel.
How do you pronounce Basle?
Basle is pronounced /bɑːl/ (UK).

Words near Basle in the dictionary

  1. basks
  2. basks in the sunshine
  3. baskt
  4. BASL
  5. baslard
  6. Basle
  7. Basler
  8. Baslers
  9. Baslow
  10. Baslow and Bubnell
  11. Basmachi

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Adapted from Wiktionary: Basle (page history and authors); Basel (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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