BASTILLE


Meaning of BASTILLE in English

noun Etymology: French ~, from the Bastille, fortress in Paris, from Middle French ~, modification of Old Occitan bastida fortified town, from bastir to build, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German besten to patch Date: 1741 prison , jail

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