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bastille noun

  /bæˈstil/ , /bæˈstiːl/ , /bɑː-/ , /ˈbæstɪl/ , /ˈbɑː-/ , [bæˈstɪəɫ]
  • Chiefly in French contexts: a bastion or tower of a castle; also, a fortified tower or other building; or a small citadel or fortress.
Festung
  • A jail or prison, especially one regarded as mistreating its prisoners.
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bastille verb

  /bæˈstil/ , /bæˈstiːl/ , /bɑː-/ , /ˈbæstɪl/ , /ˈbɑː-/ , [bæˈstɪəɫ]
  • (transitive, also, figuratively) To confine (someone or something) in, or as if in, a bastille (noun sense 2.1) or prison; to imprison.
einkerkern, gefangen halten
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