Bastille Day

noun

: July 14 observed in France as a national holiday in commemoration of the fall of the Bastille in 1789

Examples of Bastille Day in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Trump has long wanted a big military parade In his first term, Trump proposed having a parade after seeing one in France on Bastille Day in 2017. —Lolita C. Baldor, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2025

In his first term, Trump proposed having a parade after seeing one in France on Bastille Day in 2017. —CBS News, 2 May 2025

Former foreign minister Dominique Dupuy brought it up at both a Conference on the African Diaspora Conference in Brazil and a July 14 Bastille Day celebration at the French Embassy in Port-au-Prince. —Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 17 Apr. 2025

France's similar display for Bastille Day in 2017 is reportedly the event that inspired Trump to bring a parade of his own to life. —Rachel Raposas, People.com, 8 Apr. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1837, in the meaning defined above

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Kids Definition

Bastille Day

noun

Bas·​tille Day

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: July 14 observed in France as a national holiday in memory of the capture of the Parisian prison the Bastille by revolutionary forces in 1789