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PRONUNCIATION OF BASTIA

Bastia  [ˈbɑːstjə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BASTIA

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Bastia is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES BASTIA MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Bastia

Bastia

1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes only counted once. Bastia is a commune in the Haute-Corse department of France located in the northeast of the island of Corsica at the base of Cap Corse. It is also the second-largest city in Corsica after Ajaccio and the capital of the department. Bastia is the principal port of the island and its principal commercial town, especially famous for its wines. According to the 2006 census, Bastia has 43,577 inhabitants. Approximately 10% of the population are immigrants. The unemployment rate in the commune has persistently been one of the highest in France, standing at over 20% in 2004.

Definition of Bastia in the English dictionary

The definition of Bastia in the dictionary is a port in NE Corsica: the main commercial and industrial town of the island: capital of Haute-Corse department. Pop: 37 884.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BASTIA


abbreviature
əˈbriːvɪˌeɪtjə
foliature
ˈfəʊlɪətjə
humiture
ˈhjuːmɪtjə
Ossetia
ɒˈsiːtjə
vasculature
ˈvæskjʊlətjə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BASTIA

Bastille
Bastille Day
bastinado
basting
basting thread
bastion
bastle
bastnaesite
bastnasite
basto
Bastogne
basuco
Basuto
Basutoland
BASW
bat
bat around
Bat Chayil

WORDS THAT END LIKE BASTIA

Boeotia
consortia
Croatia
dementia
gynaecomastia
gynecomastia
Helvetia
Hestia
inertia
izvestia
militia
Nova Scotia
Ostia
periodontia
Philistia
Placentia
polymastia
scotia
Valentia
Venetia

Synonyms and antonyms of Bastia in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Bastia» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BASTIA

Find out the translation of Bastia to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Bastia from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Bastia» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

巴斯蒂亚
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Bastia
570 millions of speakers

English

Bastia
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Bastia
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

باستيا
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Бастия
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Bastia
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বসটিয়া
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Bastia
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Bastia
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Bastia
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

バスティア
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

바스 티아
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Bastia
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Bastia
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பாஸ்டியாவிலிருந்து
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

बस्टिया
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Bastia
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Bastia
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Bastia
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Бастія
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Bastia
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Μπαστιά
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Bastia
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Bastia
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Bastia
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Bastia

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BASTIA»

The term «Bastia» is quite widely used and occupies the 25.656 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BASTIA» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Bastia

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BASTIA»

Discover the use of Bastia in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Bastia and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Corsica
Corsica's two lines are operated by Chemins de Fer de la Corse (CFC; % in Bastia 04 95 32 80 61, in Corte 04 95 46 00 97, in Ajaccio 04 95 23 11 03, in Calvi 04 95 65 00 61, in Île Rousse 04 95 60 00 50; www.ter-sncf.com/corse). The main ...
Miles Roddis, 2010
2
Corsica
Corsica's train, the micheline, threads south from Bastia a little way, passing the Etang de Biguglia, but doesn't serve anywhere else covered in this chapter. Buses aren't common, but you can get one up into Cap Corse or the Nebbio at certain ...
‎2003
3
The Rough Guide to France
Bastia. and. around. The dominant tone of Corsica's most successful commercial town. BASTIA. is one ot charismatic dereliction, as the city's industrial zone is spread onto the lowlands to the south, leaving the centre of town with plenty of aged ...
Rough Guides (Firm), 2003
4
SOCCER WORLD 2011/12
Giornata Châteauroux - Bastia Clermont- Boulogne Istres - Amiens Le Havre - Monaco Le Mans - Angers Metz -Lens Nantes -Laval Sedan - Arles-Avignon Tours - Guingamp Troyes - Reims 18.Giornata Amiens - Nantes Angers - Metz ...
Lorenzo Gravela
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The dispatches and letters of vice admiral ... Nelson, with ...
We were close to Bastia. On receiving your letter, I bore away for the Cape, and at 4 p.m. joined Romulus. Captain Sutton had landed the arms, &c., before I got to him at the place he was ordered. I hope my letter sent by the Tartar, and, ...
Horatio Nelson (1st visct.), sir Nicholas Harris Nicolas, 1845
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Journal of a Landscape Painter in Corsica. [With illustrations.]
Bastia, a city containing about 20,000 inhabitants, is a complete contrast to its quiet, not to say slow, co-capital Ajaccio, where, comparatively speaking, few and far between are the walkers about. Here all is bustle and life, and and the ...
Edward Lear, 1870
7
The Life and Services of Horatio Viscount Nelson: From His ...
With fine weather, if necessary, I am certain we could starve Bastia. I am sure my hearty endeavours shall not be wanting to get it some way or other ; for I consider it would be a national disgrace to give it up, without a trial. I am making the best ...
James Stanier Clarke, John McArthur, 2010
8
The Ungovernable Rock: A History of the Anglo-Corsican ...
A view of the inside of the port of Bastia from the citadel. Lithograph by Fossard. ( By courtesy of the Trustees of the British Museum.) down their arms and evacuate it. This action had a magical effect and the Corsican sentries all fled. After that ...
Desmond Gregory, 1985
9
The life of Amiral Lord Nelson: from his Lordship's ...
We were close to Bastia. On receiving your letter 1 bore away for- the Cape, and am now going to take another look at Bastia, when I shall send this letter. To the northward of the town and three miles distant, troops may be Safely landed ...
James Stanier Clarke, John MacArthur, 1810
10
Somatic Hybridization in Crop Improvement II: II
Alfano F. Bastia T, Cardi T, Errico A. Conicella C (1997) Cytological events involved in the cytoplasmic male sterility of interspecific somatic hybrids in Solatium spp. Atti Accad Fisiocrit Siena Ser XV - Suppl XVL61-62 Alfano F. Cammareri M.
Toshiyuki Nagata, Y.P.S. Bajaj, 2001

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BASTIA»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Bastia is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Inkoom begins Boavista pre-season
... League as well as loan stints at French side Bastia and Platanias in the Greek Super League before DC United in the US MLS late last year. «GhanaWeb, Jul 15»
2
Newcastle Have "£4m Bid Rejected" For French Defensive-Midfielder
The French winger started his career at Grenoble before moving to Bastia in 2011. A £2.5 million transfer to Lille followed in 2013 but Thauvin ... «WhatCulture, Jul 15»
3
Ligue 1: Beleaguered Bastia hit out at reports of extra debt
Bastia have hit out at reports in France that the sale of Ryad Boudebouz will not be enough to preserve their Ligue 1 status. The National ... «Pulse Nigeria, Jul 15»
4
Bastia hits out at reports of extra debt
Club owner Pierre-Marie Geronimi has insisted Bastia will be playing in Ligue 1 next season, despite reports indicating that it has debts of up to ... «SBS - The World Game, Jul 15»
5
Ligue 1: SC Bastia face relegation threat over budget deficit
French football club Bastia could be relegated from the country's top flight over a 1.3 million euros budget deficit after it failed to provide the ... «Daily News & Analysis, Jul 15»
6
Bastia seal Diallo return
The attacking midfielder has spent the last two season on loan at Lorient, having left Bastia for Rennes in 2012. Diallo arrives on a three-year ... «beIN SPORTS MENA Breaking News, Jun 15»
7
SC Bastia: A frustrating start to the summer window
Everything had been agreed for weeks, nothing was opposing the of signing Yohann Pelé for Sporting Club de Bastia on a two year deal. «Get French Football News, Jun 15»
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Guillaume Gillet closer to SC Bastia move
According to our colleagues at La Provence, SC Bastia are now the favourites to sign Guillaume Gillet despite being linked to Reims and ... «Get French Football News, Jun 15»
9
Bastia scores with a rocket
Atletico Rafaela captain Adrian Bastia finds the net with a ferocious 35-yard effort to open the scoring in their 2-0 home win over Nueva ... «BT Sport, Jun 15»
10
Touristes tués en Corse - Un Belge en situation grave hospitalisé à …
(Belga) Un touriste Belge est hospitalisé à Bastia dans une situation grave après avoir été emporté mercredi par un glissement de terrain et ... «RTL info, Jun 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Bastia [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/bastia>. Apr 2024 ».
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