Bastia

a seaport on the ne coast of corsica: the former capital of corsica.
historical examples

we brewed our own tea in a bran-new coffee-pot, purchased for that purpose at bastia.
rambles in the islands of corsica and sardinia thomas forester

there’s a little woman who sells cigars on the jetty at bastia.
columba prosper merimee

a drive in the country about bastia shows a landscape rich in hills and pines, but in nothing else.
as the crow flies walter phelps dodge

i cannot imagine any one’s loitering in bastia longer than he can help.
rambles in the islands of corsica and sardinia thomas forester

he rode away at a sharp trot, not towards bastia, but down the valley of v-sselot.
the isle of unrest henry seton merriman

i have several times been asked what the princ-p-l industry of bastia was.
as the crow flies walter phelps dodge

it is known that, for two months, i blockaded bastia with a squadron; only fifty sacks of flour got into the town.
the life of nelson, vol. i (of 2) a. t. (alfred thayer) mahan

he is stationed at bastia, and is connected with the railway scheme.
the isle of unrest henry seton merriman

its head-quarters are in bastia, where the general of the division resides.
wanderings in corsica, vol. 1 of 2 ferdinand gregorovius

if you are placed in command at bastia, how many, or how few men will suffice?
the isle of unrest henry seton merriman

noun
a port in ne corsica: the main commercial and industrial town of the island: capital of haute-corse department. pop: 37 884 (1999)