a port in NE Corsica: the main commercial and industrial town of the island: capital of Haute-Corse department. Pop: 43 315 (2007)
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Ba•sti•a
(bä stē′ə; Fr. ba stya′),USA pronunciation n.
- Place Namesa seaport on the NE coast of Corsica: the former capital of Corsica. 52,000.
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