Basseterre
geographical name (1)
Basse·terre
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Definition of Basseterre
(Entry 1 of 2)
town and port on the Caribbean Sea in the British West Indies; capital of Saint Kitts Island and of the independent state of Saint Kitts and Nevis population 13,220
Basse-Terre
geographical name (2)
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Definition of Basse-Terre (Entry 2 of 2)
1
island of the French West Indies constituting the western part of Guadeloupe area 364 square miles (946 square kilometers), population 173,000
2
town, port on a channel between the Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic, and capital of Guadeloupe population 12,377