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citadel
[ sit-uh-dl, -uh-del ]
noun
- a fortress that commands a city and is used in the control of the inhabitants and in defense during attack or siege.
- any strongly fortified place; stronghold.
- (formerly) a heavily armored structure on a warship, for protecting the engines, magazines, etc.
citadel
/ -ˌdɛl; ˈsɪtədəl /
noun
- a stronghold within or close to a city
- any strongly fortified building or place of safety; refuge
- a specially strengthened part of the hull of a warship
- often capital the headquarters of the Salvation Army
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of citadel1
Example Sentences
Marie-Laure, a blind girl hiding from the Nazis in a walled French citadel, and Werner, a young German radio expert, find themselves connecting without even knowing it.
For years, he threw himself long and hard against Carson’s legendary citadel of privacy and in 2002 got the first interview after Carson’s earthshaking retirement.
And discovered his house was built on a medieval citadel.
The club, which The Times described in 1967 as “a citadel of white Christianity,” was considered the pre-eminent training ground for college graduates aspiring to make the U.S.
During a lull in heavy rain late Friday, a torchbearer lit a cauldron in front of the 2,500-year-old Parthenon temple, on the citadel that dominates the Athens skyline and is Greece’s top tourist draw.
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