Definition of Bastille

1. Noun. A fortress built in Paris in the 14th century and used as a prison in the 17th and 18th centuries; it was destroyed July 14, 1789 at the start of the French Revolution.

Generic synonyms: Fort, Fortress
Geographical relationships: France, French Republic
Group relationships: Capital Of France, City Of Light, French Capital, Paris

2. Noun. A jail or prison (especially one that is run in a tyrannical manner).

Definition of Bastille

1. a prison [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Bastille

bastard toadflax
bastard turtle
bastard wing
bastard yellowwood
baste
basted
Bastedo
Bastedo's sign
baster
basters
bastes
bastide
bastides
bastile
bastiles
bastille (current term)
bastilles
Bastille Day
bastinade
bastinaded
bastinades
bastinading
bastinado
bastinadoed
bastinadoes
bastinadoing
basting
bastings
bastion
bastioned

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