BASTILLE


Meaning of BASTILLE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ba-ˈstē(ə)l ]

noun

Etymology: French bastille, from the Bastille, fortress in Paris, from Middle French bastille, 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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