Definition of Bastille

Noun: bastille  ba'steel

  1. A jail or prison (especially one that is run in a tyrannical manner)
Noun: Bastille
  1. 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

See also:
bastiles
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