Bastille Day
noun
: July 14 observed in France as a national holiday in commemoration of the fall of the Bastille in 1789
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The first aerial sorties went up at midnight on Bastille Day, July 14.
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Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2024
Swiss National Day at Gallery O on H Recent weeks have seen the French celebrating Bastille Day and Belgian restaurants offering half-price beer for that country’s national day.
—Adele Chapin, Washington Post, 1 Aug. 2024
Its storming and subsequent fall are commemorated annually on July 14, the fête nationale française—more commonly known to English speakers as Bastille Day.
—Tom Nouvian, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 July 2024
That was one degree hotter than the old record for Bastille Day in Washington.
—Martin Weil, Washington Post, 15 July 2024
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Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2024
Swiss National Day at Gallery O on H Recent weeks have seen the French celebrating Bastille Day and Belgian restaurants offering half-price beer for that country’s national day.
—Adele Chapin, Washington Post, 1 Aug. 2024
Its storming and subsequent fall are commemorated annually on July 14, the fête nationale française—more commonly known to English speakers as Bastille Day.
—Tom Nouvian, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 July 2024
That was one degree hotter than the old record for Bastille Day in Washington.
—Martin Weil, Washington Post, 15 July 2024
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“Bastille Day.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Bastille%20Day. Accessed 18 Dec. 2024.
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