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

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

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Bastille Day

Bastedo
Bastedo's sign
Bastet
Bastia
Bastian
Bastille
Bastille Day (current term)
Basuto
Basutoland
Bata
Bataan
Bataillean
Batak
Batavia
Batavian
Batavians
Bates
Bates number
Bates numbered
Bates numbering
Bates numberings

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