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Basle

Meaning of "Basle" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF BASLE

bɑːl


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BASLE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Basle is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES BASLE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Basel

Augusta Raurica. 1493 woodcut of the City of Basel, from the Nuremberg Chronicle. Basel /ˈbɑːzəl/ /ˈbɑːl/ is Switzerland's third most populous city with about 195,000 inhabitants. Located where the Swiss, French and German borders meet, Basel also has suburbs in France and Germany. In 2011, the Basel agglomeration was the third largest in Switzerland with a population of 500,600 in 74 municipalities in Switzerland and an additional 53 in neighboring countries. The tri-national metropolitan area has around 830,000 inhabitants in 226 municipalities. Located in northwest Switzerland on the river Rhine, Basel functions as a major industrial centre for the chemical and pharmaceutical industry. The Basel region, culturally extending into German Baden-Württemberg and French Alsace, reflects the heritage of its three states in the modern Latin name: "Regio TriRhena". It has the oldest university of the Swiss Confederation. Basel is German-speaking. The local variant of the Swiss German dialects is called Basel German. Basel is among the most important cultural centres of Switzerland.

Definition of Basle in the English dictionary

The definition of Basle in the dictionary is a canton of NW Switzerland, divided into the demicantons of Basle-Landschaft and Basle-Stadt. Pops.: 263 200 and 186 900. Areas: 427 sq km and 36 sq km respectively. Other definition of Basle is a city in NW Switzerland, capital of Basle canton, on the Rhine: oldest university in Switzerland. Pop: 165 000.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BASLE

aal · Baal · banal · Bhopal · carl · corral · Dahl · dal · etoile · halal · Imphal · Internationale · locale · morale · musicale · parle · rationale · riyal · taal · toile

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BASLE

Basotho · Basotho-Ba-Borwa · Basotho-Qwaqwa · Basov

WORDS THAT END LIKE BASLE

aisle · Apple Isle · Belle Isle · birsle · Black Isle · Carlisle · easle · Emerald Isle · Fair Isle · hassle · isle · Leconte de Lisle · lisle · measle · mousle · Rouget de Lisle · the Black Isle · tousle · tussle · whsle

Synonyms and antonyms of Basle in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Basle» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR

TRANSLATION OF BASLE

Find out the translation of Basle to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of Basle from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Basle» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

巴塞尔
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

Basilea
570 millions of speakers
en

English

Basle
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

बासेल
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

بازل
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

Базельский
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

Basileia
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

Basle
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

Bâle
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Basle
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

Basel
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

バーゼル
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

바젤
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Basle
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Basel
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

பேசில்
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

बेसल
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

Basel
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

Basilea
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

Bazylea
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

Базельський
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

Basel
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Βασιλείας
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Basel
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Basle
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Basel
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Basle

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BASLE»

Principal search tendencies and common uses of Basle
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Basle

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BASLE»

Discover the use of Basle in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Basle and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Non-G-10 Countries and the Basle Capital Rules - How Tough a ...
The Basle Committgg_on Bankins Supervision (Basle Committee) was created in December 1974 following the failure of the German Herstatt Bank, to provide a forum for communication among banking regulators and close gaps in the ...
Claudia Helene Dziobek, Olivier Frécaut, María Nieto, 1995
2
Financial Markets
A number of influential committees (the Basle Committees) with relevance to the functioning of the international financial system have been set-up by the Governors of the 610 central banks and have their secretariats at the BIS.18 One of these ...
Jenny Kimmis
3
Toward a Framework for Financial Stability (EPub)
Basle Committee on Banking Supervision, 1975, Report on the Supervision of Banks' Foreign Establishments (Basle: Bank for International Settlements). , 1983 . Principles for the Supervision of Banks' Foreign Establishments (Basle: Bank for  ...
Mr. Carl-Johan Lindgren, Mr. D. F. I. Folkerts-Landau, 1998
4
Accounts and Papers of the House of Commons
Principal Articles and Principal Frontiers by which Exported. Animals : Horned Cattle - Total - No. By Canton Tessin „ By Cantons Berne, Soleure, Basle, "1 and Argovia - - J " „ St. Gall and the Grisons „ Animals : Swine Total ...
Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons, 1870
5
Risk Management in Volatile Financial Markets
Recent Innovations in International Banking, Basle. Bank for International Settlements (1992). Annual Report, Basle. Bank for International Settlement ( 1993). Annual Report, Basle. Bank for International Settlements (1994). Public Disclosure ...
Franco Bruni, D.E. Fair, Richard O'Brien, 1996
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The Pilgrim Missionary Institution of St. Chrischona, Near ...
Christoph Friedrich Schlienz. is, moreover, much indebted to various friends, who have very obligingly interested themselves on behalf of his work, and to whom, too, he begs to tender the expression of his best thanks. Would to God that ...
Christoph Friedrich Schlienz, 1850
7
Banking Supervision at the Crossroads
Goodhart, C.A.E. (2002a), 'Basle and procyclicality', in SUERF/CSFI, Bumps on the Road to Basle: An Anthology of Views on Basle 2, London: SUERF/CSFI, January. Goodhart, C. (2002b), 'The operational risk issue', in Bumps on the Road to ...
Thea Kuppens, Henriëtte Prast, Sandra Wesseling, 2003
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International Banking Regulation: Law, Policy, and Practice
266 Basle Committee, "Report on International Developments in Banking Supervision" (September 1981), Chapter II at 7; and Basle Committee, "Report on International Developments in Banking Supervision" (September 1983), Chapter II at 3 ...
George Alexander Walker, 2001
9
Pesticide Residues in Food - 2004: Evaluations 2004, ...
78/5245, dated January 22, from Ciba-Geigy Ltd. Submitted to WHO by Syngenta Ltd, Basle, Switzerland. Beilstein, P. (1998) Propiconazole (CGA 64250) technical: effects on biochemical parameters in the liver following administration to ...
World Health Organization, 2006
10
Asset and Risk Management: Risk Oriented Finance
The Bank for International Settlements, Basle Committee for Banking Controls, Sound Practices for the Management and Supervision of Operational Risk, Basle, February 2003. The Bank for International Settlements, Basle Committee for ...
Louis Esch, Robert Kieffer, Thierry Lopez, 2005

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BASLE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Basle is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Liverpool midfielder James Milner admits chance to play central …
Disaster in Switzerland as Liverpool are beaten 1-0 by Basle, leaving them with an uphill task to qualify from Group B, which includes European ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
2
Copa America 2015: Five South American stars who boosted their …
The Basle forward converted a pressure penalty in normal time and had also been excellent as an impact player from the bench in the group ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
3
West Ham transfer news: Hammers face Spurs battle to land Basle
West Ham United face a battle with bitter rivals Spurs as they look to land Basle striker Breel Embolo. According to the Mirror, the 18-year-old ... «Brentwood Gazette, Jul 15»
4
Fiorentina call in lawyers over Chelsea winger dispute
The former Basle star spent the end of last season on loan in Florence, with the Italian club having a clause to extend his stay in Serie A, but the ... «ITV News, Jul 15»
5
Transfer window: Chelsea confirm Falcao loan arrival
The former Basle star spent the end of last season on loan in Florence, with the Italian club having a clause to extend his stay in Serie A, but the ... «ITV News, Jul 15»
6
Liverpool transfer news: Barcelona winger Bobby Adekanye opts for …
Disaster in Switzerland as Liverpool are beaten 1-0 by Basle, leaving them with an uphill task to qualify from Group B, which includes European ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
7
West Ham kick off final season at Upton Park with 3-0 win in UEL …
Their team swatted aside a minnow with comfort, and they could daydream glamour ties on the road to Basle's St Jakob Park, where the Europa ... «ESPN FC, Jul 15»
8
Abraham makes Frankfurt switch
Former Basle player Abraham, who joined Hoffenheim from Getafe in January 2013, made 42 league appearances and scored two goals ... «ESPN FC, Jul 15»
9
Inter Milan star Xherdan Shaqiri to turn down Stoke despite clubs …
The ex-Basle and Bayern Munich player has struggled to settle in Italy after only moving there in January. Hughes has cash to splash after ... «Daily Star, Jul 15»
10
Banks set to reprice lending, deposit rates
The banks are also facing the likelihood of higher capital requirements from macroprudential rules to cool the property market and the “Basle ... «The Australian, Jun 15»
REFERENCE
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