Bastia

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

noun

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

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Examples from the Web for bastia

He now watched as superintendent over the workmen; afterwards he copied the rolls for Imbrico, clerk of court at Bastia.
Wanderings in Corsica, Vol. 1 of 2|Ferdinand Gregorovius
During the meeting of the Convention at Bastia, above alluded to, the tidings came of the death of Mirabeau.
Joseph Bonaparte|John S. C. Abbott
Ay; it was only some twenty-four hours since I had entered Bastia; but it seemed as though I had been there at least a month.
Under the Meteor Flag|Harry Collingwood
Well, in the prison at Bastia I had as my companion—not as my friend—this very man, Tomaso.
Columba|Prosper Merimee

It was seven o'clock on a tremendously hot sunny morning when we started for our last day's journey, to Bastia.
A Lady's Tour in Corsica, Vol. II (of 2)|Gertrude Forde

British Dictionary definitions for bastia

Bastia

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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