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bastille meaning in Bengali

কারাগার

/bæˈstiːl/US/bæˈstil/

bastille in Bengali: কারাগার. In English, bastille means chiefly in French contexts: a bastion (“projecting part of a rampart or other fortification”) or tower of a castle; also, a fortified tower or other building; or a small citadel or fortress.

Bengali words for bastille

কারাগার

English meaning of bastille

  1. noun Chiefly in French contexts: a bastion (“projecting part of a rampart or other fortification”) or tower of a castle; also, a fortified tower or other building; or a small citadel or fortress.
  2. noun A jail or prison, especially one regarded as mistreating its prisoners.
  3. noun Synonym of workhouse (“an institution for homeless poor people funded by the local parish, where the able-bodied were required to work”).
  4. noun The fortified encampment of an army besieging a place; also, any of the buildings in such an encampment.

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Questions about bastille in Bengali

What is the meaning of bastille in Bengali?
Bastille in Bengali is কারাগার.
bastille এর বাংলা অর্থ কী?
Bastille: কারাগার.
What does bastille mean in English?
Bastille means chiefly in French contexts: a bastion (“projecting part of a rampart or other fortification”) or tower of a castle; also, a fortified tower or other building; or a small citadel or fortress.

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Bengali words from Bengali Wiktionary: bastille (page history and authors). English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: bastille (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Bengali words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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