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BASTILLE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A jail or prison (especially one that is run in a tyrannical manner)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("bastille" is a kind of...):
clink; gaol; jail; jailhouse; pokey; poky; slammer (a correctional institution used to detain persons who are in the lawful custody of the government (either accused persons awaiting trial or convicted persons serving a sentence))
prison; prison house (a correctional institution where persons are confined while on trial or for punishment)
Sense 2
Meaning:
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
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Instance hypernyms:
fort; fortress (a fortified defensive structure)
Domain region:
France; French Republic (a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe)
Holonyms ("Bastille" is a part of...):
capital of France; City of Light; French capital; Paris (the capital and largest city of France; and international center of culture and commerce)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
Present simple (first person singular and plural, second person singular and plural, third person plural) of the verb bastille
