citadel
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About Our Definitions: All forms of a word (noun, verb, etc.) are now displayed on one page.cit·a·del
noun \ˈsi-tə-dəl, -ˌdel\Definition of CITADEL
1
: a fortress that commands a city
2
: stronghold <the nation's citadel of health research — Constance Holden> <a citadel of higher education>
See Examples of CITADEL
- We visited a medieval citadel in Italy.
- <a massive stone citadel continues to command the city of Halifax, Nova Scotia>
Origin of CITADEL
Middle French citadelle, from Old Italian cittadella, diminutive of cittade city, from Medieval Latin civitat-, civitas — more at city
First Known Use: 1562
Related to CITADEL
- Synonyms
- bastion, castle, fort, fastness, fortification, fortress, hold, redoubt, stronghold
Rhymes with CITADEL
APL, Appenzell, aquarelle, asphodel, Azazel, bagatelle, barbicel, béchamel, brocatelle, Camberwell, caramel, caravel, carousel, cascabel, chanterelle, chaparral, Charles Martel, clientele, cockleshell, Cozumel, decibel, demoiselle, diving bell, fare-thee-well, fontanel, immortelle, Jezebel, killer cell, kiss-and-tell, lenticel, mangonel, muscatel, ne'er-do-well, Neuchâtel, Neufchâtel, New Rochelle, nonpareil, organelle, oversell, parallel, pedicel, pennoncel, personnel, petronel, Philomel, pimpernel, rebel yell, red blood cell, Sanctus bell, San Rafael, São Miguel, show-and-tell, sickle cell, silver bell, solar cell, tortoiseshell, undersell, villanelle, white blood cell, William Tell, zinfandel
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