- Bastille Day
- noun Date: 1900 July 14 observed in France as a national holiday in commemoration of the fall of the Bastille in 1789
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Bastille Day
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Bastille Day — is the French national holiday, celebrated on 14 July each year . In France, it is called Fête Nationale ( National Celebration ) in official parlance, or more commonly quatorze juillet ( 14 July ). It commemorates the 1790 Fête de la Fédération … Wikipedia
Bastille Day — Bastille′ Day n. why July 14, a French national holiday commemorating the fall of the Bastille in 1789 … From formal English to slang
Bastille Day — July 14, a national holiday of the French republic, commemorating the fall of the Bastille in 1789. * * * ▪ French holiday in France and its overseas départements and territories, holiday marking the anniversary of the fall on July 14, 1789, of … Universalium
Bastille Day Military Parade — Mounted Republican Guards escort the command vehicle of the President. The Bastille Day Military Parade (or 14 July Military Parade, translation of the French name of Défilé militaire du 14 Juillet) is a French military parade that has been held… … Wikipedia
Bastille Day event — The Bastille Day Flare or Bastille Day Event was a powerful solar flare on July 14, 2000 occurring near the peak of the solar maximum. [cite news |title=NASA Says Solar Flare Caused Radio Blackouts |author=Associated Press |publisher=The New York … Wikipedia
Bastille Day (Battlestar Galactica) — Infobox Television episode Title = Bastille Day Caption = Political radical Tom Zarek Series = Battlestar Galactica Season = 1 Episode = 3 Airdate = UK: November 1, 2004 US: January 21, 2005 Production = 103 Writer = Toni Graphia Director = Allan … Wikipedia
Bastille Day (song) — Infobox Song Name = Bastille Day SorA = album Artist = Rush Album = Caress of Steel Released = track no = 1 Recorded = Genre = Heavy metal Length = 4:37 Writer = Lee and Lifeson Lyrics by Peart Composer = Label = Mercury Records Producer = Rush… … Wikipedia
Bastille Day — /bæsˈtil deɪ/ (say bas teel day) noun 14 July, a national holiday of the French republic commemorating the fall of the Bastille …
Bastille Day — 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 … Wiktionary
Bastille Day — national French holiday commemorating the fall of the Bastille in 1789 (during the French Revolution) … English contemporary dictionary
