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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.
  • A jail or prison, especially one regarded as mistreating its prisoners.
 bastilha

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.
 aprisionar, encarcerar

Bastille properNoun

  /bæˈstil/ , /bæˈstiːl/ , /bɑː-/ , /ˈbæstɪl/ , /ˈbɑː-/ , [bæˈstɪəɫ]
  • A former fortress and prison in Paris, France, the storming of which in 1789 began the French Revolution.
 Bastilha
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