Etymology

Basseterre

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Today it means: The capital city of Saint Kitts and Nevis. Full definition →

French basse
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The story

  1. French · derived frombasse“low”
  2. English todayBasseterre

From French basse (“low”) + terre (“ground”).

Words from the same roots

Frenchbasse all →

basse

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