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
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bastille::noun | Spocien Dictionary
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Both were charged with public drunkenness and hauled away to the local bastille.
From the washingtontimes.com
Bastille have catchy tunes but there's no groundbreaking craftsmanship here.
From the independent.co.uk
Bastille Day is traditionally a day for the French to put aside their % differences.
From the time.com
Bastille Day is traditionally a time for the French President to shine.
From the time.com
This cable transport system connected the Mount Jalla, just over the bastille, and Grenoble.
From the en.wikipedia.org
If diners storm this bastille, service could be slow.
From the kentucky.com
Bastille Day is a perfectly good excuse to throw a party, even if it may be a little spur-of-the-moment midweek.
From the sacbee.com
Bastille Day is the name given in English-speaking countries to the FrenchNational Day, which is celebrated on 14 July of each year.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Bastille Day celebrations acknowledge the July 14, 1789, storming of the Bastille prison and fortress in Paris by France's lower classes.
From the stltoday.com
- 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
- A jail or prison (especially one that is run in a tyrannical manner)
- The Bastille (French pronunciation:u00A0u200B) was a fortress in Paris, known formally as the Bastille Saint-Antoine. It played an important role in the internal conflicts of France and for most of its history was used as a state prison by the kings of France...
- Bastille is a Dutch film by Rudolf van den Berg. It is based on the book La Place de la Bastille by Leon de Winter, alternatively known as De Burght.
- The Bastille is the name of a fortress culminating at 476 m (ft) above sea level , at the south end of the Chartreuse mountain range, overlooking the city of Grenoble, France. ...
- A medieval fortress-prison in eastern Paris. Frequently used for the subjects/victims of arbitrary royal authority, it held only seven prisoners in 1789. Yet, the Bastille remained a potent symbol of royal power. ...
- One of the slang names for the workhouse, along with Spike, Grubber etc. probably reflecting the prison/fortress-like nature of some early workhouse designs. GR Wythen Baxter's book The Book of the Bastiles was an early polemic against the post-1834 workhouse system.
- An old fort in Paris that fell to the French Revolutionaries in 1789
