Bastia

American

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

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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The game ended 0-0 and the sanction effectively took away the point Bastia players earned on the field.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 18, 2024

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

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

Julian Palmieri struck twice in the first half to send Bastia on its way to a 3-0 win at Guignamp.

From Washington Times • Aug. 22, 2015

I cannot imagine any one's loitering in Bastia longer than he can help.

From Rambles in the Islands of Corsica and Sardinia with Notices of their History, Antiquities, and Present Condition. by Forester, Thomas

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