BASTIDE

Etymology

Noun

bastide (plural bastides)

A mansion in Provence.

new town built in medieval Languedoc, Gascony and Aquitaine during the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries

Anagrams

• abidest, baetids, bateids

Source: Wiktionary



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2 April 2025

COVERT

(adjective) secret or hidden; not openly practiced or engaged in or shown or avowed; “covert actions by the CIA”; “covert funding for the rebels”


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In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.

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