How to Pronounce "bastions"
word
ˈbæstʃənz
BAS-chuhnz
bˈæstiənz
BAS-tee-uhnz
Definition
'Bastions' are strongholds or fortified places, especially parts of a fort. The word is often used figuratively to mean places or people that strongly defend particular ideas, traditions, or ways of life.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈbæstʃənz
British English
bˈæstiənz
Simplified Pronunciation
US
BAS-chuhnz
UK
BAS-tee-uhnz
Listen in Context
The castle walls were strong bastions against the enemy.
Many see schools as bastions of learning.
The old traditions survived in these rural bastions.
Some newspapers are the last bastions of independent journalism.