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Webster 1913 Edition


Citadel

Cit′a-del

,
Noun.
[F.
citadelle
, It.
citadella
, di[GREEK]. of
citt[GREEK]
city, fr. L.
civitas
. See
City
.]
A fortress in or near a fortified city, commanding the city and fortifications, and intended as a final point of defense.
Syn
. –
Stronghold. See
Fortress
.

Webster 1828 Edition


Citadel

CITADEL

,
Noun.
A fortress or castle, in or near a city, intended for its defense; a place of arms.

Definition 2024


citadel

citadel

English

Noun

citadel (plural citadels)

  1. A strong fortress that sits high above a city.
  2. (sometimes figuratively) A stronghold or fortified place.
    • 1836, Alexander Slidell Mackenzie, The American in England (page 269)
      Intrenched within the citadel of our apartment, and cheered by the comfortings of a coal fire, we passed the day in letter-writing, conversation, or gazing from the sheltered security of our windows upon the agitated sea []

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Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: ci‧ta‧del

Etymology

From French citadelle, from Italian cittadella, diminutive of città (city), from Latin cīvitās.

Noun

citadel f, m (plural citadellen or citadels, diminutive citadelletje n)

  1. citadel

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