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Citadel — Cit a*del, n. [F. citadelle, It. citadella, di?. of citt? 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. [1913 Webster] {Syn}.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
citadel — 1580s, fortress commanding a city, from M.Fr. citadelle (15c.), from It. cittadella, dim. of O.It. cittade city (Mod.It. citta), from L. civitatem (nom. civitas; Cf. Port. citadella, Sp. ciuadela; see CITY (Cf. city)) … Etymology dictionary
citadel — stronghold, fortress, *fort, fastness … New Dictionary of Synonyms
citadel — [n] top, tower bastion, blockhouse, castle, fastness, fort, fortification, fortress, keep, manor, redoubt, stronghold; concepts 321,836 … New thesaurus
citadel — ► NOUN ▪ a fortress protecting or dominating a city. ORIGIN French citadelle or Italian cittadella, from Latin civitas city … English terms dictionary
citadel — [sit′ə del΄, sit′ədəl] n. [< It cittadella, dim. of cittade, city < L civitas, citizenship: see CITY] 1. a fortress on a commanding height for defense of a city 2. a fortified place; stronghold 3. a place of safety; refuge … English World dictionary
Citadel — This article is about a type of fortification. For other uses, see Citadel (disambiguation). In this seventeenth century plan of the fortified city of Casale Monferrato the citadel is the large star shaped structure on the left … Wikipedia
