Engelsk navneord: Bastille |
1. | Bastille (om genstand) 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 |
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| Eksempler på forekomster af mindre specifikke termer | fort, fortress |
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| Omfatter disse overordnede termer | capital of France, City of Light, French capital, Paris |
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| Overordnet (geografisk) region | France, French Republic |
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2. | bastille (om genstand) a jail or prison (especially one that is run in a tyrannical manner) |
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| Mindre specifikke termer | clink, gaol, jail, jailhouse, pokey, poky, prison, prison house, slammer |
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