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1. bastille
noun. ['ˈbæstɪl, ˌbæˈstɪl'] a jail or prison (especially one that is run in a tyrannical manner).
Synonyms
- jail
- pokey
- prison house
- jailhouse
- slammer
- gaol
- clink
- poky
Antonyms
- cosmopolitan
- fast
Etymology
- bastille (French)
- bastilia (Latin)
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Rhymes with Bastille
- quenneville
- gaitskill
- pudwill
- overbill
- mcmil
- mcdill
- macdill
- jabril
- instill
- grabill
- goodwill
- gambill
- fulfill
- downhill
- distill
- distil
- courville
- brizill
- brazil
- belleville
- waddill
- uphill
- until
- tamil
- tallil
- sunil
- seville
- refill
- newill
- medil
How do you pronounce bastille?
Pronounce bastille as ˌbæˈstɪl.
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2. Bastille
noun. 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.
Synonyms
- French capital
- capital of France
- City of Light