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English noun: Bastille | |||
| 1. | Bastille (artifact) 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 | ||
| Instance hypernym | fort, fortress | ||
| Part meronym | capital of France, City of Light, French capital, Paris | ||
| Domain region | France, French Republic | ||
| 2. | bastille (artifact) a jail or prison (especially one that is run in a tyrannical manner) | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | clink, gaol, jail, jailhouse, pokey, poky, prison, prison house, slammer | ||
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