1. Basel - Noun
2. Basel - Proper noun
a city in northwestern Switzerland
Source: WordNetWere I to sum up the Basel Congress in a word - which I shall guard against pronouncing publicly - it would be this: At Basel, I founded the Jewish State. If I said this out loud today, I would be answered by universal laughter. Perhaps in five years, certainly in fifty, everyone will know it. Theodor Herzl
Basel has several first-rate restaurants, and it may be that in the view of the central-bank delegates this advantage outweighs the travel inconvenience, for central banking -or at least European central banking- has a firmly established association with good living. John Brooks
Accordingly, the Basel standards require the capital/asset ratio of internationally active commercial banks to be above a prescribed minimum international standard, to improve the resilience of the banking sector. Source: Internet
Additionally the headquarters of the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) are located in Basel since 1930. Source: Internet
Additionally there are many footpaths and cycle tracks crossing the border between Basel and Germany. Source: Internet
All successive Governments of Gibraltar have rejected it, although welcoming joint use of the airport (which being next to the border could operate in a similar manner to Geneva Airport or Basel Airport ). Source: Internet