Meaning Of The Word Bastille

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bastille in American English
in ancient warfare, a tower for defense or attack; small fortress
noun: a fortress in Paris, used as a prison, built in the 14th century and destroyed July 14, 1789

Bastille in British English
noun: a fortress in Paris, built in the 14th century: a prison until its destruction in 1789, at the beginning of the French Revolution

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