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Bastille
When capitalized, the term refers specifically to the historic Parisian fortress and the symbolic event of its fall. In this proper noun sense, it is treated as a unique historical entity and does not take a plural form.
When written in lowercase, the word functions as a common noun describing any fortress-prison or a place of oppressive confinement. In this context, it carries a strong negative connotation of political tyranny and state-sponsored imprisonment, distinguishing it from a standard jail or penitentiary.
Meanings
Examples
The storming of the Bastille is a key event in world history.
We visited the site where the Bastille once stood in Paris.
The crowd surged forward to tear down the walls of the Bastille.
Bastille Day is celebrated every July with parades and fireworks.
The dictator turned the old palace into a private bastille for his enemies.
He felt as if he were trapped in a modern bastille of bureaucracy.
The fortress was a grim bastille where political dissidents disappeared.
I wonder if the prisoners in that bastille ever dreamed of escape.