Basel meaning

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A city of northern Switzerland on the Rhine River bordering on France and Germany. It has been an important intellectual center since the 15th century.
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(place) City in NW Switzerland, on the Rhine.
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(place) Canton of NW Switzerland: c. 180 sq mi (466 sq km): divided into two politically independent half-cantons.
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A city in Switzerland.
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Basel Sentence Examples

  • From the 1st of April 1544, bringing with him some of his followers, he took up his abode in Basel, which was to be the New Jerusalem.

  • His identity was unknown to the authorities of Basel, who had no suspicion of his heresies.

  • He was buried, with all religious honours, in the church of St Leonard, Basel.

  • Three years later, Nicolas Blesdijk, who had married his eldest daughter Jannecke (Susanna), but had lost confidence in Jorisz some time before his death, denounced the dead man to the authorities of Basel.

  • Successful feuds with the bishops of Strassburg and Basel further augmented his wealth and his reputation; rights over various tracts of land were purchased from abbots and others; and he was also the possessor of large estates in the regions now known as Switzerland and Alsace.

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