Hyphenation of bastion

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word bastion? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

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Definitions of bastion:

1.	A group that defends a principle A bastion against corruption The last bastion of communism
2.	A stronghold into which people could go for shelter during a battle
3.	Projecting part of a rampart or other fortification

Synonyms of bastion:

noun	defense, defence, defense force, defence force
noun	citadel, stronghold, fastness
noun	fortification, munition

Last hyphenations of this language

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Hyphenator

The hyphen is a punctuation mark used to join words and to separate syllables of a single word. The use of hyphens is called hyphenation. The hyphen should not be confused with dashes, which are longer and have different uses, or with the minus sign, which is also longer in some contexts. Some words can be hyphenated in different places and you can use this website to find out where. Also reffered to as syllable counter and divider.