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Definitions for Bastille
[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.
[4] a fortress in Paris, built in the 14th century: a prison until its destruction in 1789, at the beginning of the French Revolution
Words related to Bastille
penitentiary, lockup, cell, prison, confinement, jail, rampart, garrison, barrier, citadel, chamber, apartment, cage, cubicle, incarcerate, apprehend, detain, commit, hold, remand
Words nearby Bastille
baster, basti, bastia, bastian, bastide, bastille, bastille day, bastinade, bastinado, basting, bastion
Origin of Bastille
1350–1400; Middle English bastile < Middle French, probably alteration of bastide bastide, with -ile (< Medieval Latin, Latin -īle noun suffix of place) replacing -ide; replacing Middle English bastel < Old French basstel, with -el similarly replacing -ide
Word origin for Bastille
C14: from Old French bastile fortress, from Old Provençal bastida , from bastir to build, of Germanic origin; see baste 1
Synonyms for Bastille
cell, lockup, penitentiary, prison, brig, bullpen, can, clink, cooler, dungeon, inside, jailhouse, joint, pen, pound, rack, reformatory, slammer, solitary, stir, stockade, black hole, detention camp, house of correction, penal institution, up the river