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Bas meaning lower in French may refer to:

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Places

  • Bas-Caraquet, New Brunswick, meaning "Lower Caraquet', a village on the Acadian Peninsula of New Brunswick, Canada
  • Bas-Congo, a province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
  • Bas-Cuvier, one of the most famous bouldering sites in Fontainebleau
  • Bas-Rhin, a département of France meaning "Lower Rhine"
  • Bas-Richelieu—Nicolet—Bécancour, a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada
  • Bas-Uele District, a district in the Democratic Republic of Congo
  • Bas-Vully, a municipality in the district of See, in the canton of Fribourg, Switzerland
  • Charritte-de-Bas, a small village and commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques département of southwestern France
  • Colpach-Bas, a small town in the commune of Ell, in western Luxembourg
  • Le Bas-Richelieu, a former Regional County Municipality in southwestern Quebec, renamed Pierre-De Saurel in January 2009
  • Bas Saharan Basin, an Artesian aquifer system which covers most of the Algerian and Tunisian Sahara and extends to Morocco and Libya
  • Terre-de-Bas, the largest island in the Îles des Saintes archipelago in Guadeloupe

Entertainment and the arts

  • Bas Ek Pal, a 2006 Bollywood film, directed by Onira
  • Bas Itna Sa Khwaab Hai, a 2001 Hindi movie was written and directed by Goldie Behl
  • Bas-Lag, the fictional world for several of China Miéville's novels
  • Bas-relief, a method of sculpting which entails carving or etching away the surface of a flat piece of stone or metal
  • Bas, a large instrument in the tamburica family resembling a standup bass
  • Delaine Le Bas, Outsider artist with Romany background
  • Parler tout bas, the third single by Alizée, released in April 2001

People

First name 'Bas'

  • Bas Balkissoon (born c. 1952), politician in Toronto, Canada
  • Bas of Bithynia, (c. 397-326 BC), first independent ruler of Bithynia
  • Bas Bron (born ?), Dutch musical artist and producer of mostly electronic music
  • Bas de Gaay Fortman (born 1937), Dutch politician and scholar
  • Bas Giling (born 1982), Dutch professional road bicycle racer
  • Bas Jan Ader (1942-1975), Dutch conceptual artist, performance artist, photographer and filmmaker
  • Bas Leinders (born 1975), Belgium racing driver
  • Bas Pease (1922-2004), British physicist
  • Bas Roorda (born 1973), Dutch football (soccer) goalkeeper
  • Bas Rutten (born 1965), Dutch mixed martial arts fighter and color commentator
  • Bas Savage (born 1982), English professional footballer (soccer)
  • Bas van de Goor (born 1971), Dutch volleyball player
  • Bas van der Vlies (born 1942), Dutch politician
  • Bas van Fraassen (born 1941), Netherlands-born American philosopher

Surname 'Bas'

  • Bernardo Bas (born 1919), de facto Federal Interventor of Córdoba, Argentina
  • Cornelis Bas (born 1928), Dutch mycologist
  • Giulio Bas (1874-1929), Italian organist and composer
  • Hernan Bas (born 1978), U.S. artist based in Florida
  • Noël Bas (1877-1960), French gymnast

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