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 International law experts say Israel still has a responsibility to protect civilians even if Hamas exploits them. City Center Within the city of Khan Younis, only one citadel wall remains of its Mamluk-era fortress, ground away by centuries and wars past. Raja Abdulrahim, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2024 One clip purported to show HTS troops waving the flag of the Free Syrian Army above the citadel of Aleppo, proclaiming victory. Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 30 Nov. 2024 Later, Christian crusaders built citadels along the coast that went on to be repurposed by Muslim Ottoman rulers. Daniele Hamamdjian, NBC News, 17 Nov. 2024 But perhaps their most resilient architectural achievement was the building of Machu Picchu, a citadel that sits about 8,000 feet in elevation in the Andes of southern Peru. Joshua Rapp Learn, Discover Magazine, 4 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for citadel 
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Noun
  • Finding individuals with the expertise to transform applications into secure fortresses with additional layers of defense for protecting customer data is a challenge.
    Gil Dabah, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
  • During World War II, the Nazis transformed the Czech fortress town into a Jewish ghetto and concentration camp, a transit point for over 150,000 Jews sent to their deaths.
    Sean Erwin, Miami Herald, 22 Jan. 2025
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  • On a simple day trip from Paris or a full castle-hopping itinerary across the countryside, visitors can explore everything from medieval strongholds that have stood the test of time to the elegant Renaissance châteaux dotted across the Loire Valley.
    Kimberley Lovato, AFAR Media, 4 Feb. 2025
  • Particularly devastating on rebel strongholds were some 82,000 barrel bombs, 55-gallon drums filled with explosives and dropped from helicopters.
    Scott Peterson, The Christian Science Monitor, 31 Jan. 2025
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  • Thought to have been built sometime during the Post-Classic Mesoamerican period (1350 to 1521), the city stood as a bastion of Zapotec culture, which first emerged in the late 6th century B.C. and flourished until the Spanish commenced their conquest of Central America.
    Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 30 Jan. 2025
  • The big new corporate bet: Bitcoin Corporate treasury departments are usually bastions of caution, preferring to invest their companies’ money in stable assets like Treasury bonds.
    Andrew Ross Sorkin, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2025
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  • Dragon’s teeth anti-tank fortifications near the Latvian border with Russia in August last year.
    Alexander Smith, NBC News, 26 Jan. 2025
  • Sazan Island was used as a military base by Italy during World War II and the remains of military fortifications abound.
    Peter Lucas, Boston Herald, 25 Jan. 2025
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  • Meanwhile her brother Jaden Smith arrived at the 2025 Grammy Awards while wearing a Louis Vuitton tuxedo and a castle as a bonnet.
    Marissa Muller, WWD, 2 Feb. 2025
  • Workers began building Sforza in 1358, but the castle was destroyed during a period of political unrest about a century later.
    Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Jan. 2025
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  • Homes and buildings will thus resemble small forts more than ever before in California.
    Thomas Elias, The Mercury News, 4 Feb. 2025
  • This patch—corresponding to modern-day Bertie County, less than 100 miles inland from Roanoke Island—was found to conceal a red-and-blue symbol resembling a fort.
    Barbara A. Perry, Newsweek, 28 Jan. 2025

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“Citadel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/citadel. Accessed 17 Feb. 2025.

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