July 14, the date of the storming of the Bastille in 1789, celebrated as a national holiday in France.
Example sentencesExamples
Today the French celebrate July 14, 1789, as Bastille Day!
It's also Independence Day in the USA, and Bastille Day in France.
And in some cases it's setting off more fireworks than a Bastille Day celebration.
The school held a Bastille Day as French is its second language.
The French favourite finished five minutes 19 seconds clear to give the locals a Bastille Day to remember after a gruelling ride in the Massif Central.
Definition of Bastille Day in US English:
Bastille Day
noun
July 14, the date of the storming of the Bastille in 1789, celebrated as a national holiday in France.
Example sentencesExamples
And in some cases it's setting off more fireworks than a Bastille Day celebration.
Today the French celebrate July 14, 1789, as Bastille Day!
The school held a Bastille Day as French is its second language.
It's also Independence Day in the USA, and Bastille Day in France.
The French favourite finished five minutes 19 seconds clear to give the locals a Bastille Day to remember after a gruelling ride in the Massif Central.