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[ˈbastɪən], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a projecting part of a fortification built at an angle to the line of a wall, so as to allow defensive fire in several directions
- an institution, place, or person strongly maintaining particular principles, attitudes, or activities
(e.g: cricket's last bastion of discrimination)
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Origin
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mid 16th century: from French, from Italian bastione, from bastire ‘build’
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