citadel
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cit·a·del
(sĭt′ə-dəl, -dĕl′)n.
1. A fortress in a commanding position in or near a city.
2. A stronghold or fortified place; a bulwark.
[French citadelle, from Italian cittadella, diminutive of città, city, from Latin cīvitās; see city.]
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citadel
(ˈsɪtədəl; -ˌdɛl)n
1. (Fortifications) a stronghold within or close to a city
2. any strongly fortified building or place of safety; refuge
3. (Military) a specially strengthened part of the hull of a warship
4. (Christian Churches, other) (often capital) the headquarters of the Salvation Army
[C16: from Old French citadelle, from Old Italian cittadella a little city, from cittade city, from Latin cīvitās]
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cit•a•del
(ˈsɪt ə dl, -əˌdɛl)n.
1. a fortress for commanding or defending a city.
2. any strongly fortified place; stronghold.
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Citadel
a fortress; mole burrows at different levels; used figuratively.Examples: citadel of mole burrows; of smuggling, 1774; of superstition, 1826.
Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
citadel
A fortified place attached to, or within, a city.
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Noun | 1. | citadel - a stronghold into which people could go for shelter during a battle acropolis - the citadel in ancient Greek towns kremlin - citadel of a Russian town stronghold, fastness - a strongly fortified defensive structure |
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citadel
noun fortress, keep, tower, stronghold, bastion, fortification, fastness The citadel at Besançon towered above the river.
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Translations
قَلْعَه، مَعْقِل
citadelapevnost
citadelkastel
linnakelinnoitus
citadella
borgarvirki
citadelė
citadele
citadela
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citadel
[ˈsɪtədəl ˈsɪtədɛl] n (= fortress) → citadelle f
(= bastion) [culture, commerce] → citadelle f
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citadel
n → Zitadelle f
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
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citadel
(ˈsitədl) noun a fortress, especially in or near a city.
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