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Basse-Terre

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Basse-Terre  (bs-târ, bäs-)
The capital of the French overseas department of Guadeloupe, on the southern end of Basse-Terre Island in the Leeward Islands of the West Indies. Population: 11,400.

Basse-Terre [ˈbæsˈtɛə (French) bɑstɛr]
n
1. (Placename) a mountainous island in the Caribbean, in the Leeward Islands, comprising part of Guadeloupe. Area: 848 sq. km (327 sq. miles)
2. (Placename) a port in W Guadeloupe, on Basse-Terre Island: the capital of the French Overseas Department of Guadeloupe. Pop.: 12 549 (1999)


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Centre de Cooperation Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Developpement, Prise d'Eau, Guadeloupe, French West Indies; ([dagger]) Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, USA; ([double dagger]) Agence Francaise de Securite Sanitaire des Aliments, Paris, France; and ([section]) Direction des Services Veterinaires de Guadeloupe, Basse-Terre, Guadeloupe, French West Indies
 
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