Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [ba-steed]
- /bæˈstid/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [ba-steed]
- /bæˈstid/
Definitions of bastide word
- noun bastide a large manor house in the south of France 3
- noun bastide a small fortified town built in the south of France in the medieval period 3
- noun bastide a medieval fortified town, planned as a whole and built at one time, especially in southern France, for strategic or commercial purposes. 1
- noun bastide a small country house in southern France. 1
- noun bastide Mansion in Provence. 1
- noun bastide new town built in medieval Languedoc, Gascony and Aquitaine during the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries. 0
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Origin of bastide
First appearance:
before 1515 One of the 27% oldest English words
1515-25; < Middle French < Old Provençal bastida fortification, noun use of feminine past participle of bastir to build, equivalent to basti- (< Germanic; see baste1) + -da < Latin -ta feminine past participle suffix
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Parts of speech for Bastide
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
bastide popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 73% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data about 52% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
bastide usage trend in Literature
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