Basseterre

Basse·terre

 (băs-târ′, bäs-)

The capital of St. Kitts and Nevis, on St. Kitts Island in the Leeward Islands of the West Indies.

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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: 13 220 (2001)

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Basse•terre

(bɑsˈtɛər)

n.

the capital of St. Kitts-Nevis. 15,897.

Basse-Terre

(bɑsˈtɛər)

n.

1. the capital of Guadeloupe, in the French West Indies. 15,690.

2. See under Guadeloupe.

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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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