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I want to be remembered going off the front, not the other way. After winning my seventh king-of-the-mountains title and winning a stage on Bastille Day, I asked myself, 'What more can I do in cycling?' I want to go out at the top.
Richard Virenque

Meaning of "Bastille Day" in the English dictionary

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BASTILLE DAY

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WHAT DOES BASTILLE DAY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Bastille Day

Bastille Day

Bastille Day is the name given in English speaking countries to the French National Day, which is celebrated on 14 July each year. In France, it is formally called La Fête Nationale and commonly Le quatorze juillet. The French National Day commemorates the beginning of the French Revolution with the Storming of the Bastille on the 14 July 1789, as well as the Fête de la Fédération on the 14 July 1790. Celebrations are held all over France. The oldest and largest regular military parade in Europe is held on the morning of 14 July, on the Champs-Élysées avenue in Paris in front of the President of the Republic, French officials and foreign guests.

Definition of Bastille Day in the English dictionary

The definition of Bastille Day in the dictionary is an annual holiday on July 14, commemorating the fall of the Bastille.

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WORDS THAT END LIKE BASTILLE DAY

Armistice Day
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Christmas Day
Empire Day
Father´s Day
Independence Day
Labor Day
Last Day
May Day
Memorial Day
Mother´s Day
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Orange Day
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Red Nose Day
Remembrance Day
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Synonyms and antonyms of Bastille Day in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «Bastille Day» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BASTILLE DAY

Find out the translation of Bastille Day to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
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Translator English - Chinese

法国国庆日
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Día de la Bastilla
570 millions of speakers

English

Bastille Day
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Bastille दिवस
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

يوم الباستيل
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

День взятия Бастилии
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Dia da Bastilha
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অস্ত্রোপচার
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Bastille Day
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Hari Bastille
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Bastille-Tag
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

パリ祭
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

혁명 기념일
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Bastille Day
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

Bastille Day
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பிரான்சிய தேசிய தினம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

बॅस्टिल डे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Bastille Günü
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Bastille Day
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Dzień Bastylii
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

день взяття Бастилії
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Ziua Bastiliei
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

Ημέρα της Βαστίλης
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Bastille Dag
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Nationaldagen
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Bastille Day
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Bastille Day

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

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Richard Virenque
I want to be remembered going off the front, not the other way. After winning my seventh king-of-the-mountains title and winning a stage on Bastille Day, I asked myself, 'What more can I do in cycling?' I want to go out at the top.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BASTILLE DAY»

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Bastille Day
The author has written numerous collections of verse, two novels and a collection of short stories, and is winner of the 1979 Grenfell Henry Lawson Festival of Arts Award. One of the TPamphlet Poets Series'.
Jennifer Maiden, 1990
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Illegitimate Children of the Enlightenment: Anarchists and ...
Anarchists and Bastille Day How do revolutionaries respond when a historic revolutionary date becomes a part of an establishment institution? The French anarchists would come up with a number of strategies to deal with this conundrum.
C. Alexander McKinley, 2008
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Solar-Terrestrial Magnetic Activity and Space Environment
An interaction region bounded between a forward-reverse shock pair formed at the leading edge of the large stream near 1 AU. We present a magnetohydrodynamics simulation study for the radial evolution of the Bastille Day solar wind event.
H. Wang, R. Xu, 2002
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The International Holiday & Festival Primer
Bastille Day is on July 14th. Bastille Day commemorates the day in 1789 when Parisian civilians overtook Paris' most notorious prison. The buildings lining the boulevard are decorated with French flags. 6 UNDERSTANDING WHAT YOU ...
David DeRocco, Joan Dundas, Ian Zimmerman, 1996
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Statehood Before and Beyond Ethnicity: Minor States in ...
The case studies selected here are the military National Day of France (Bastille Day, 14 July), the commemoration ceremony in honour of the British war dead ( Remembrance Sunday, in November), the popular and peaceful celebration of ...
Linas Eriksonas, Leos Müller, 2005
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Nationalism in a Global Era: The Persistence of Nations
The Persistence of Nations Mitchell Young, Eric Zuelow, Andreas Sturm. Bastille Day Bastille Day (14 July) is the national day of France, even though the country enjoys other national holidays.9 The Bastille, state prison and symbol of the Old ...
Mitchell Young, Eric Zuelow, Andreas Sturm, 2007
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Cry, Laugh, Cook!: A Collection of Essays, Conversations, ...
Bastille. Day. GARY: Alright, Yvonne, you tell me Bastille Day is coming up, another holiday. What the heck is Bastille Day, Yvonne? YVONNE: Well, actually Bastille Day is a national holiday in France. It's the celebration ...
Yvonne F. Conte, 2012
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Bastille Day
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Bastille Day is the name given in English-speaking countries to the French National Day, which is celebrated on 14 July of each year.
Jesse Russell, Ronald Cohn, 2012
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First-Order Modal Logic
Suppose you tell me, 'Today is Bastille day," and I respond, "I didn't know that. I know that Bastille day is always July 14, but I didn't know today was July 14." Let us see how we formalize this small dialogue. We give OX the epistemic reading "I  ...
M. Fitting, Richard L. Mendelsohn, 1998
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Independence Days
Celebrations. New York City, Milwaukee, Seattle, and other cities in the United States hold their own Bastille Day celebrations. By 1870, however, France had once again created a republican form of government, known as the Third Republic.
Amy Hackney Blackwell, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BASTILLE DAY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Bastille Day is used in the context of the following news items.
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Celebrate Bastille Day with these block parties
Barbette's Bastille Day Block Party, which includes a handful of live bands and appearances by a fire circus, street performances, including ... «TwinCities.com-Pioneer Press, Jul 15»
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Alliance Francaise in Cairns is celebrating Bastille Day
VIVE LA REVOLUTION: Alliance Francaise Cairns will be celebrating Bastille Day on July 11. French citizens (from left) Angela Ramhit, ... «The Cairns Post, Jul 15»
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Flavor up your week with these 5 food events: Bastille Day, bagels …
Are you taking part in (Tasty)cake throwing, beheadings, and other revolutionary festivities for Bastille Day? If so, London Grill (2301 Fairmount ... «Philly.com, Jul 15»
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Celebrate Bastille Day with food, fun and music in New Orleans this …
Bastille Day Fête is a free, public festival taking place this year at the revitalized Spanish Plaza at the Riverwalk. on Saturday, you cab catch a ... «gulflive.com, Jul 15»
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Faubourg St. John to host 9th annual Bastille Day celebration
Bastille Day is the the French National Holiday that celebrates the beginning i=of the French Revolution with the Storming of the Bastille. «Mid-City Messenger, Jul 15»
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Gus La Casse & Jim Prendergast
An old boat and a young fiddler will help ring in Bastille Day in Castine. Loading… Post to Facebook. Gus La Casse & Jim Prendergast An old ... «WCSH-TV, Jul 15»
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Joie de vivre spills over French Diaspora
With nostalgia for their homeland and that unmistakable joie de vivre spirit, the French Diaspora in the city will celebrate Bastille Day (July 14) ... «The Hindu, Jul 15»
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Trial participants needed and other Around Acadiana items for July …
A Bastille Day Celebration will be held Saturday at the Lafayette Farmers and Artisans Market at the Horse Farm from 8 a.m. until noon. «The Advocate, Jul 15»
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Bastille Day
On Saturday, July 11th, Alliance Française de Lafayette and the Lafayette Farmers and Artisans Market at the Horse Farm will team up to host a Bastille Day ... «The INDsider, Jul 15»
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Bastille Day, new menus and more
ROCKSALT's first wine dinner will be July 14, a Franco-centric menu for Bastille Day where “we'll put on a show,” writes chef Jay Pierce, “from ... «Charlotte Observer, Jul 15»

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