Definition of Basseterre

1. Noun. The capital of Saint Kitts and Nevis on the island of Saint Christopher.


Definition of Basseterre

1. Proper noun. The capital city of Saint Kitts and Nevis. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Basseterre

Basque Country
Basque Fatherland and Liberty
Basque Homeland and Freedom
Basque Shepherd Dog
Basque Shepherd Dogs
Basques
Basquish
Basra
Bastedo
Bastedo's sign
Bastet
Bastia
Bastian
Bastille

Literary usage of Basseterre

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Cruising the Eastern Caribbean by Laura Rapp (2004)
"You can purchase tickets at the ferry reception desk, next to the cruise ship berth at the Pelican Mall in basseterre. Tickets are $8 round-trip, ..."

2. The West India Sketch Book by Trelawney Wentworth (1835)
"basseterre—SIGNS OF AFFLUENCE—STORES—PUBLIC BUILDINGS— EXTENT AND CHARACTER ... basseterre is seen to great disadvantage after visiting the Danish colonies ..."

3. Roraima and British Guiana: With a Glance at Bermuda, the West Indies, and by John Whetham Boddam-Whetham (1879)
"SABA—CRATER COLONIES—ST. EUSTATIUS—ST. KITTS—BRIMSTONE HILL MOUNT MISERY—AN ATMOSPHERE—basseterre—CROWN COLONY SYSTEM —THE ..."

4. A Practical and Elementary Abridgment of the Cases Argued and Determined in by Charles Petersdorff, Elisha Hammond (1831)
"Mth of October for basseterre, where there is no port, but only an open ... The town of basseterre is the residence of the French governor. ..."

5. Edwin Octavius Tregelles, Civil Engineer and Minister of the Gospel by Edwin Octavius Tregelles, Sarah E. Fox (1892)
"... Christopher's—basseterre—Meetings at Wesleyan and Moravian' Chapels—Colonial Secretary—R. and A. Inglis and Children— Schools—Gaol—Jesse ..."

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