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Basse•terre
Pronunciation: (bäs-târ'), [key]—
n.
a seaport in and the capital of St. Kitts-Nevis, in the West Indies. 15,897.
Basse-Terre
Pronunciation: (bäs-târ'; Fr. bäs ter'), [key]—
n.
1. a seaport in and the capital of Guadeloupe, in the French West Indies. 15,690.
2. See under
Guadeloupe. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.