Bastia

[ bah-stee-uh; French ba-stya ]

noun
  1. a seaport on the NE coast of Corsica: the former capital of Corsica.

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How to use Bastia in a sentence

  • It is known that, for two months, I blockaded Bastia with a squadron; only fifty sacks of flour got into the town.

    The Life of Nelson, Vol. I (of 2) | A. T. (Alfred Thayer) Mahan
  • In this opinion he was probably right, though Nelson possibly was reminded of Dundas's objections to besieging Bastia.

    The Life of Nelson, Vol. I (of 2) | A. T. (Alfred Thayer) Mahan
  • The French finding themselves unable to maintain their post sunk one of their frigates, burnt another, and retreated to Bastia.

  • He lunched and dined chez Clment always, and was frankly, good naturedly bored at Bastia.

    The Isle of Unrest | Henry Seton Merriman
  • You must make your choice between returning to France and going into the Watrin barracks at Bastia.

    The Isle of Unrest | Henry Seton Merriman

British Dictionary definitions for Bastia

Bastia

/ (ˈbɑːstjə) /


noun
  1. a port in NE Corsica: the main commercial and industrial town of the island: capital of Haute-Corse department. Pop: 37 884 (1999)

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