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Word: Bastille
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
via Old French from Provençal bastida, from bastir ‘build’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
baˈstiːl
Dialects: British English
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
bɑːˈstiːl
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a fortress in Paris built in the 14th century and used in the 17th–18th centuries as a state prison. Its storming by the mob on 14 July 1789 marked the start of the French Revolution.
Short Definition:fortress in Paris built in 14th century
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