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bastille


< /bæˈstilz; French basˈti yə/.

  1. (initial capital letter) a fortress in Paris, used as a prison, built in the 14th century and destroyed July 14, 1789.
  2. any prison or jail, especially one conducted in a tyrannical way.
  3. a fortified tower, as of a castle; a small fortress; citadel.

noun

  1. a fortress in Paris, built in the 14th century: a prison until its destruction in 1789, at the beginning of the French Revolution
n.

14c. Paris prison destroyed by revolutionaries on July 14, 1789, French, literally “fortress, tower” (see bastion).

A prison in Paris where many political and other offenders were held and tortured until the time of the French Revolution. It was attacked by workers on July 14, 1789, during the revolution; the prisoners were released, and the building was later demolished.

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