Bastide (noun)
bas-teed
(in southern France) a country house.
(historical) A fortified village or town in France.
Early 16th century: via Old French from Provençal bastida.
Example sentences
“The bastides and old churches are characteristic of the South-west.”
Favonian (adj) fav-oh-nee-un Of or relating to the west wind./ Mild or favorable; propitious. 1650–60; Latin Favōniānus. See Favonius, -an. foehn (more…)
