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bastille day

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.04 in modern English

Syllables
bastille -day
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

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".

Synonyms

14 july

Questions

What does bastille day mean?
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".

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