/ Dictionary / Index B Basel: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: Ba•sel Pronunciation: (bä'zul), [key] — n. a city in and the capital of Basel-Stadt, in NW Switzerland, on the Rhine River. 192,800. a canton in N Switzerland, divided into two independent areas. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: basel (Thesaurus) base hit baseless Related Content Daily Word Quiz: meritocracy Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language