as in fortress
a structure or place from which one can resist attack a massive stone citadel continues to command the city of Halifax, Nova Scotia

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Recent Examples of citadel The Syrian government moved military forces into the ancient citadel overlooking Palmyra. Jane Arraf, NPR, 17 Apr. 2025 Archaeologists believe the Incan citadel was built in the 1420s and abandoned sometime in the mid 1500s, around the time Spanish conquistadors invaded the Inca Empire. Hannah Edgar, ARTnews.com, 24 Feb. 2025 Its objective was not to retreat from the citadels of governance but to place them under siege. Gideon Lewis-Kraus, The New Yorker, 19 Feb. 2025 Dominated by the enormous Pyramid of the Sun, the Pyramid of the Moon, and a citadel, which sits along the 2.5-mile-long Avenue of the Dead, the site awed even the Aztecs, who wondered what vanished civilization could have created such a monumental city. John Newton, AFAR Media, 24 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for citadel
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Noun
  • Ashford Castle – Ireland Originating from the 13th century, the magnificent Ashford Castle has a rich history, evolving from a medieval fortress to a grand luxury retreat adorned with antiques and artwork.
    Jim Dobson, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025
  • Venice brokered a long peace with the Ottomans after the fall of Constantinople to beef up its fleets and fortresses.
    A. Wess Mitchell, Foreign Affairs, 22 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • To the members of the White Rose, conscience was a spiritual stronghold – one the state could not breach.
    Peter Nguyen, The Conversation, 30 Apr. 2025
  • Among the eight seats the party PNM lost were its a nearly 40-year stronghold in the area of La Brea, and two in Tobago.
    Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 29 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • In other words, could the question at the outset of the novel be applied today to the United States—a bastion of democratic strength being ripped apart by an erratic tyrant? Years ago, in one of his lucid columns, Vargas Llosa described the election of Donald Trump as a form of national suicide.
    Ilan Stavans, The Atlantic, 15 Apr. 2025
  • The presentation was in response to the more-than-rumors that The Rock — once a rite of passage in the sport of racing, a bastion of small-town Americana and NASCAR — was going to be removed from the NASCAR schedule.
    Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 13 Apr. 2025
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  • Tucked among them is a slender building constructed to include a five-hundred-year-old stone fortification.
    Andrew Marantz, New Yorker, 28 Apr. 2025
  • It was known for its state-of-the-art fortifications.
    Danuta Hamlin, FOXNews.com, 13 Apr. 2025
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  • Sites along the route include the church of Wassen, a breathtaking baroque Catholic church that can be seen from three different angles during the journey, and the castles of Bellinzona, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
    Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 28 Apr. 2025
  • The novel follows Fred Scully (Pitt), who after traveling through Europe for two years, wind up in Ireland with his wife and daughter, and on a mystical whim of Jennifer’s, buy an old farmhouse which stands in the shadow of a castle.
    Justin Kroll, Deadline, 28 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • There was no one to hold down the fort, so to speak.
    Hunter Ingram, Variety, 25 Apr. 2025
  • In my experience, bedsheet forts and dark rooms with warm covers create the perfect vibe.
    Caroline Fleck, Contributor, CNBC, 23 Apr. 2025

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