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Bastille
UK
/bæsˈtiːl/
US
/bæsˈtiːl/
Translation of "bastille" into Russian
bastille
Noun
UK
/bæsˈtiːl/
US
/bæsˈtiːl/
bastille
bastilles pl
The storming of the Bastille was a pivotal event in the French Revolution.
Штурм Бастилии был ключевым событием Французской революции.
Definitions
bastille
Noun
UK
/bæsˈtiːl/
US
/bæsˈtiːl/
A general term for a prison or jail, especially one that is oppressive or notorious.
The old building was once a bastille where political prisoners were held.
Bastille
Proper noun
The fortress and state prison in Paris that was famously stormed on July 14, 1789, marking the beginning of the French Revolution.
The Bastille was a potent symbol of royal tyranny before its fall.