bastille meaning in Hindi
क़िला qilā
/bæˈstiːl/US/bæˈstil/
bastille in Hindi: क़िला (qilā). 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.
Hindi words for bastille
- fortified tower or other building
- क़िला qilā
English meaning of bastille
- 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.
- noun A jail or prison, especially one regarded as mistreating its prisoners.
- noun Synonym of workhouse (“an institution for homeless poor people funded by the local parish, where the able-bodied were required to work”).
- noun The fortified encampment of an army besieging a place; also, any of the buildings in such an encampment.
Synonyms of bastille
bastille in other languages
Questions about bastille in Hindi
- What is the meaning of bastille in Hindi?
- Bastille in Hindi is क़िला (qilā).
- bastille का हिंदी में क्या अर्थ है?
- Bastille: क़िला (qilā).
- 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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