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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun July 14, observed in France in commemoration of the storming of the Paris Bastille by the citizens of Paris at the outset of the French Revolution (1789).
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- proper noun The
French nationalholiday celebrated on 14July each year. It commemorates the 1790 Fête de la Fédération, held on the firstanniversary of thestorming of theBastille on 14 July 1789; the Fête de la Fédération was seen as asymbol of theuprising of the modern French "nation".
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a legal holiday in France celebrating the storming of the Paris bastille in 1789
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Today is Bastille Day, when France celebrates the storming of the notorious Parisian jail, which set its revolution in motion.
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Today is Bastille Day, when France celebrates the storming of the notorious Parisian jail, which set its revolution in motion.
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Today is Bastille Day, when France celebrates the storming of the notorious Parisian jail, which set its revolution in motion.
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Starting today, Bastille Day, I'm releasing my entire debut novel -- The French Revolution -- on Twitter.
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So now, on the day after Bastille Day, I'm writing this piece to say "Bring it, Pat."
Peter Lance: Mr. Fitzgerald, In Your Threat to Sue for Libel, Please, Either Put Up or Shut Up 2009
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National holiday: Bastille Day, 14 July (1789); note - local holiday is Schoalcher Day (Slavery Abolition Day) 12 July (1848)
Saint Martin 2008
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National holiday: Bastille Day, 14 July (1789); note - local holiday is St. Barthelemy Day, 24 August
Saint Barthelemy 2008
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Back then, Bastille Day in Manhattan was a far more muted affair, according to a 2003 story in The New York Times.
Bastille's Back! Gourmands Reclaim July 14 Five Years After 'Freedom Fries' 2008
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Back then, Bastille Day in Manhattan was a far more muted affair, according to a 2003 story in The New York Times.
Bastille's Back! Gourmands Reclaim July 14 Five Years After 'Freedom Fries' 2008
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Next episode, Bastille Day, is one that I'm really looking forwards to.
Archive 2005-01-01 Andrew 2005
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