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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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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

Nantes faces second-tier Bastia at home on Thursday.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 9, 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

The game had been rescheduled from last weekend as Bastia was thrashed 4-0 by Paris Saint-Germain in the League Cup final.

From Washington Times • Apr. 15, 2015

It was arranged that Clare was to go afterward to the Benedictine nuns of San Paolo, near Bastia, about an hour’s walk farther on in the plain.

From Italy, the Magic Land by Whiting, Lilian

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