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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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Play was stopped for several minutes during Bastia’s game in December against Quevilly-Rouen Metropole.

From Seattle Times

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

From Seattle Times

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

Nantes faces second-tier Bastia at home on Thursday.

From Seattle Times

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

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