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citadel

[ sit-uh-dl, -uh-del ]

noun

  1. a fortress that commands a city and is used in the control of the inhabitants and in defense during attack or siege.
  2. any strongly fortified place; stronghold.
  3. (formerly) a heavily armored structure on a warship, for protecting the engines, magazines, etc.


citadel

/ -藢d蓻l; 藞s瑟t蓹d蓹l /

noun

  1. a stronghold within or close to a city
  2. any strongly fortified building or place of safety; refuge
  3. a specially strengthened part of the hull of a warship
  4. often capital the headquarters of the Salvation Army
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of citadel1

1580鈥90; < Middle French citadelle < Old Italian cittadella, equivalent to cittad ( e ) city + -ella -elle
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of citadel1

C16: from Old French citadelle, from Old Italian cittadella a little city, from cittade city, from Latin 肠墨惫颈迟腻蝉
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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.

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For years, he threw himself long and hard against Carson鈥檚 legendary citadel of privacy and in 2002 got the first interview after Carson鈥檚 earthshaking retirement.

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And discovered his house was built on a medieval citadel.

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The club, which The Times described in 1967 as 鈥渁 citadel of white Christianity,鈥 was considered the pre-eminent training ground for college graduates aspiring to make the U.S.

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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鈥檚 top tourist draw.

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