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Bastia

American

[bah-stee-uh, ba-stya] / bɑˈsti ə, baˈstja /

noun

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

Bastia British

/ ˈbɑːstjə /

noun

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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Last season, amateur side ES Nanterre, from the outskirts of Paris, won Championnat National Group B ahead of Champions League outfits Lens and Lille and second-tier clubs Reims, Bastia and Red Star.

From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026

With the final round of Ligue 2 games taking place at the same time on Friday, Metz beat Bastia 3-2 to move into the second promotion spot behind champions Le Havre.

From BBC ● Jun. 3, 2023

Second-tier Bastia, the 1981 champion when Cameroon star Roger Milla scored in the final, beat top-tier Clermont 2-0.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 2, 2022

Having arrived at Arsenal from French club Bastia way back in 2005, Alex Song enjoyed his breakthrough season in 2009-10.

From The Guardian ● May 1, 2020

"That's all right; you will have an opportunity of making an explanation when we get to Bastia."

From The Strand Magazine, Volume V, Issue 26, February 1893 An Illustrated Monthly by Various

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