BASTILLE


Meaning of BASTILLE in English

[bas.tille] n [F bastille, fr. the Bastille, fortress in Paris, fr. MF bastille, modif. of OProv bastida fortified town, fr. bastir to build, of Gmc origin; akin to OHG besten to patch] (1741): prison, jail

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