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bas•tide n.

World Historya medieval fortified town, planned as a whole and built at one time, esp. in southern France, for strategic or commercial purposes.
World History, Architecturea small country house in southern France.

Latin -ta feminine past participle suffix
Gmc; see baste¹) + -da
Old Provencal bastida fortification, noun, nominal use of feminine past participle of bastir to build, equivalent. to basti- (
Middle French
1515–25

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