citadel

cit·a·del  (st-dl, -dl)

n.

1. A fortress in a commanding position in or near a city.

2. A stronghold or fortified place; a bulwark.

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[French citadelle, from Italian cittadella, diminutive of città, city, from Latin cvits; see city.]

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citadel [ˈsɪtəd^əl -ˌdɛl]

n

1. (Military / 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

[from Old French citadelle, from Old Italian cittadella a little city, from cittade city, from Latin cīvitās]

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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.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

citadel - a stronghold into which people could go for shelter during a battle bastion 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.

Translations

citadel [ˈsɪtədl] N → ciudadela f; (in Spain, freq) → alcázar m (fig) → reducto m

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citadel [ˈsɪtəd^əl ˈsɪtədɛl] n

(= fortress) → citadelle f

(= bastion) [culture, commerce] → citadelle f

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citadel

n → Zitadelle f

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citadel [ˈsɪtədl] n → cittadella

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citadel [ˈsɪtədl] n → cittadella

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citadel

n citadel [ˈsitədl]

a fortress, especially in or near a city. vesting قَلْعَه، مَعْقِل цитадела citadela, pevnost kastel; citadel die Zitadelle φρούριο πόλης ciudadela kindlus قلعه؛ دژ linnoitus citadelle מְצוָּדה गढ़, कोट citadela citadella benteng borgarvirki cittadella とりで 요새 citadelė citadele kubu kota citadel kastell, citadell cytadela cidadela citadelă цитадель citadela trdnjava tvrđava citadell ป้อมปราการ hisar, kale 堡壘，要塞 фортеця, цитадель قلعہ ، پناہ گاہ thành trì 堡垒，城堡