bastille
English Thesaurus
1. a jail or prison (especially one that is run in a tyrannical manner) (noun.artifact)
hypernym | : | prison, prison house, |
definition | : | a correctional institution where persons are confined while on trial or for punishment (noun.artifact) |
2. 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 (noun.artifact)
part meronym | : | capital of france, city of light, french capital, paris, |
definition | : | the capital and largest city of France; and international center of culture and commerce (noun.location) |
domain region | : | france, french republic, |
definition | : | a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe (noun.location) |
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