Bastille (Noun)
Meaning 1
A jail or prison (especially one that is run in a tyrannical manner).
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Hypernyms
Meaning 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.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.