Basel

B3A1S1E1L1
/ˈbɑːzəl/

proper noun

The capital city of Basel-Stadt canton, Switzerland.

OriginGerman Basel →
Less commonScrabble 7
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Meanings

proper noun

alternative Basle

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

Origin

  1. GermanBasel
  2. EnglishBasel

Unadapted borrowing from German Basel.

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Translations

Basque Basilea
  • Basileacity in Switzerland
Bulgarian Ба́зел
  • Ба́зел (Bázel)city in Switzerland
Catalan Basilea
  • Basileacity in Switzerland
Chinese Mandarin 巴塞爾 /巴塞尔
  • 巴塞爾 /巴塞尔 (Bāsài'ěr)city in Switzerland
Czech Basilej
  • Basilejcity in Switzerland
Danish Basel
  • Baselcity in Switzerland
Dutch Bazel
  • Bazelcity in Switzerland
Esperanto Bazelo
  • Bazelocity in Switzerland
Finnish Basel
  • Baselcity in Switzerland
French Bâle
  • Bâlecity in Switzerland
German Basel
  • Baselcity in Switzerland
Greek Βασιλεία
  • Βασιλεία (Vasileía)city in Switzerland
Hebrew באזל
  • באזל (bazel)city in Switzerland
Hungarian Bázel
  • Bázelcity in Switzerland
Icelandic Buslaraborg
  • Buslaraborgcity in Switzerland
Italian Basilea
  • Basileacity in Switzerland
Japanese バーゼル
  • バーゼル (Bāzeru)city in Switzerland
Korean 바젤
  • 바젤 (bajel)city in Switzerland
Latin Basilia
  • Basiliacity in Switzerland
Latvian Bāzele
  • Bāzelecity in Switzerland
Lithuanian Bazelis
  • Bazeliscity in Switzerland
Norwegian Bokmål Basel
  • Baselcity in Switzerland
Persian بازل
  • بازل (bâzel)city in Switzerland
Polish Bazylea
  • Bazyleacity in Switzerland
Portuguese Basileia
  • Basileiacity in Switzerland
Romanian Basel
  • Baselcity in Switzerland
Russian Ба́зель
  • Ба́зель (Bázɛlʹ)city in Switzerland
Slovak Bazilej
  • Bazilejcity in Switzerland
Spanish Basilea
  • Basileacity in Switzerland
Swedish Basel
  • Baselcity in Switzerland
Thai บาเซิล
  • บาเซิล (baa-səəl)city in Switzerland
Turkish Basel
  • Baselcity in Switzerland
Ukrainian Ба́зель
  • Ба́зель (Bázelʹ)city in Switzerland
Yiddish באַזל
  • באַזל (bazl)city in Switzerland

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

sableablesblaseSabellabes
Cite this entry
APA

Basel. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Basel

MLA

“Basel.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Basel. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Basel,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Basel.

Source: Basel on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.