Basse·terre (b s-târ , bäs-) The capital of St. Kitts and Nevis, on St. Kitts Island in the Leeward Islands of the West Indies. Population: 13,200. |
Basseterre [bæsˈtɛə (French) bɑstɛr]
n
(Placename) a port in the Caribbean, on St Kitts in the Leeward Islands: the capital of St Kitts-Nevis. Pop.: 12 605 (1994 est.)
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| Noun | 1. | Basseterre - the capital of Saint Kitts and Nevis on the island of Saint Christopher Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Christopher-Nevis, Saint Kitts and Nevis, St. Christopher-Nevis, St. Kitts and Nevis - a country on several of the Leeward Islands; located to the east southeast of Puerto Rico; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1983 |
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