basse-terre

Basse-Terre

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [bahs-tair; French bahs-ter]
- /bɑsˈtɛər; French bɑsˈtɛr/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [bahs-tair; French bahs-ter]
- /bɑsˈtɛər; French bɑsˈtɛr/

Definitions of basse-terre word

noun basse-terre a mountainous island in the Caribbean, in the Leeward Islands, comprising part of Guadeloupe. Area: 848 sq km (327 sq miles) 3
noun basse-terre a port in W Guadeloupe, on Basse-Terre Island: the capital of the French Overseas Department of Guadeloupe. Pop: 11 894 (2009) 3
noun basse-terre W island of the two major islands of Guadeloupe, West Indies: 327 sq mi (847 sq km) 3
noun basse-terre seaport on this island: capital of Guadeloupe: pop. 14,000 3
noun basse-terre two islands (Basse-Terre and Grande-Terre) separated by a narrow channel in the Leeward Islands of the West Indies: together with five dependencies they form an overseas department of France. 687 sq. mi. (1179 sq. km). Capital: Basse-Terre. 1

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Parts of speech for Basse-terre

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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basse-terre popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 7% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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