/ Dictionary / Index B Basseterre: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: 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&wdspcter'), [key] — n. a seaport in and the capital of Guadeloupe, in the French West Indies. 15,690. See under Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: basseterre (Thesaurus) basse-taille basset horn Related Content Daily Word Quiz: stringent Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language