Definition of citadel
1 : a fortress that commands (see 1command 2c) a city
2 : stronghold the nation's citadel of health research — Constance Holden a citadel of higher education
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Examples of citadel in a Sentence
We visited a medieval citadel in Italy.
a massive stone citadel continues to command the city of Halifax, Nova Scotia
Recent Examples of citadel from the Web
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The highlights of the city are the religious buildings inside the ancient white walls of its 16th century kremlin, or citadel, one of UNESCO’s world heritage sites.
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The citadel has been used as an army base in recent fighting and several of its historic buildings have been destroyed.
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Braintree is a regional non-profit incubator and citadel of entrepreneurial thought.
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The lure is La Cité, a 10th-century citadel both fairy-tale and foreboding.
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Demining operations continue in some parts of the sprawling Palmyra complex, which includes a large necropolis and medieval-era citadel outside the old city walls.
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Another major change in the last few years is the addition of guards at several corners around the citadel.
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There’s a room in Gary Gambel’s office in downtown New Orleans, kept under lock and key and surveilled constantly by a receptionist watching from a citadel-like bureau.
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The scrap-wood citadels of my childhood (above, left) lacked a certain sophistication that comes with actual planning.
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Origin and Etymology of citadel
Medieval French citadelle, from Old Italian cittadella, diminutive of cittade city, from Medieval Latin civitat-, civitas — more at city
CITADEL Defined for English Language Learners
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: a castle or fort that in past times was used to protect the people of a city if the city was attacked
CITADEL Defined for Kids
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: a fortress that sits high above a city
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