Bastia

[ bah-stee-uh; French ba-stya ]

noun

1. a seaport on the NE coast of Corsica: the former capital of Corsica.

Bastia

/ ˈbɑːstjə /

noun

1. a port in NE Corsica: the main commercial and industrial town of the island: capital of Haute-Corse department. Pop: 37 884 (1999)

Example Sentences

Play was stopped for several minutes during Bastia’s game in December against Quevilly-Rouen Metropole.

From Seattle Times

The game ended 0-0 and the sanction effectively took away the point Bastia players earned on the field.

From Seattle Times

Italian forward Mario Balotelli, who is Black and often a target of abuse during his career, was racially abused playing for Nice at Bastia in the 2016-17 season.

From Seattle Times

Bastia later banned a fan who admitted making monkey noises.

From Seattle Times

With the final round of Ligue 2 games taking place at the same time on Friday, Metz beat Bastia 3-2 to move into the second promotion spot behind champions Le Havre.

From BBC