English dictionary
Bastille
/b/&/'st/i/l/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
noun
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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
Source: WordNet 3.0
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a jail or prison (especially one that is run in a tyrannical manner)
Source: WordNet 3.0