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Basel-Land

American  
[bah-zuhl-lahnt] / ˈbɑ zəlˌlɑnt /

noun

  1. a demicanton in N Switzerland. 165 sq. mi. (425 sq. km). Liestal.

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For years he lived in quiet, conservative Bottmingen in Basel-Land.

From The Guardian

The former consists of the city and its precincts, the remainder of the canton forming Basel-Land, the capital of which is Liestal.

From Project Gutenberg

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