Bastille
pronunciation
How to pronounce Bastille in British English:
UK [bæ'sti:l]
How to pronounce Bastille in American English:
US [bæ'stil]
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- Noun:
- a jail (literally, a French jail)
Word Origin
- Bastille (n.)
- 14c. Paris prison destroyed by revolutionaries on July 14, 1789, French, literally "fortress, tower" (see bastion).
Example
- 1. France bastille became a symbol of autocratic monarchy .
- 2. Fireworks illuminated the eiffel tower in paris during bastille day celebrations tuesday .
- 3. Henri 's already a prisoner here.why the bastille ?
- 4. Then to the bastille we will go .
- 5. And I hate bastille day !