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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

Leonardo Jardim has been a little less axe-happy, making just the four swaps from the XI named at the start of Monaco’s 1-1 Ligue 1 draw at Bastia on Friday.

From The Guardian • Feb. 21, 2017

Bastia threatened with a solo run from Francois Kamano in the 28th minute but Lyon defender Milan Bisevac rushed back to block the close-range attempt from the Guinea forward.

From Washington Times • Nov. 22, 2014

Do you know, you young scamp, that I can take you away to Corte or to Bastia?

From Abb? Aubain and Mosaics by M?rim?e, Prosper

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