CHILLON, CASTLE OF

CHILLON, CASTLE OF: a castle and state prison built on a rock, 62 ft. from the shore, at the eastern end of the Lake of Geneva; surnamed the Bastille of Switzerland, in which Bonivard, the Genevese patriot, was, as celebrated by Byron, incarcerated for six years; it is now an arsenal.

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Chillon — /sheuh lon , shil euhn/; Fr. /shee yawonn /, n. an ancient castle in W Switzerland, at the end of Lake Geneva. * * * … Universalium
Chillon — /ʃəˈlɒn/ (say shuh lon), /ʃiˈjɒ̃/ (say shee yon) noun an ancient castle in western Switzerland, at the eastern end of Lake Geneva …
Chillon — /sheuh lon , shil euhn/; Fr. /shee yawonn /, n. an ancient castle in W Switzerland, at the end of Lake Geneva … Useful english dictionary
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