Bastilji — meaning in English
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English meaning
- Bastille noun A fortress or prison, especially one associated with harsh or unjust treatment of its inmates.
Senses
Bastilji is used for these senses in English:
- Bastille A former fortress and prison in Paris, France, the storming of which in 1789 began the French Revolution.
Bastille — full definition
- noun A fortress or prison, especially one associated with harsh or unjust treatment of its inmates.
- noun Capitalized: the Bastille, a Paris fortress-prison whose storming by an angry crowd in 1789 marked the start of the French Revolution.