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Definition of Bastille Day
1. Noun. A legal holiday in France celebrating the storming of the Paris bastille in 1789.
Exact synonyms: 14 July
Generic synonyms: Legal Holiday, National Holiday, Public Holiday
Group relationships: July
Generic synonyms: Legal Holiday, National Holiday, Public Holiday
Group relationships: July
Definition of Bastille Day
1. Proper noun. The French national holiday celebrated on 14 July each year. It commemorates the 1790 Fête de la Fédération, held on the first anniversary of the storming of the Bastille on 14 July 1789; the Fête de la Fédération was seen as a symbol of the uprising of the modern French "nation". ¹
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