What does CITADEL mean?
Definitions for CITADEL
ˈsɪt ə dl, -əˌdɛlcitadel
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Princeton's WordNet
bastion, citadelnoun
a stronghold into which people could go for shelter during a battle
Wiktionary
citadelnoun
A strong fortress that sits high above a city.
citadelnoun
A stronghold or fortified place.
Etymology: From citadelle, from cittadella, diminutive of città, from civitas.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Citadelnoun
A fortress; a castle, or place of arms in a city.
Etymology: citadelle, French.
As he came to the crown by unjust means, as unjustly he kept it; by force of stranger soldiers in citadels, the nests of tyranny and murderers or liberty. Philip Sidney, b. ii.
I’ll to my charge, the citadel, repair. John Dryden, Aureng.
Wikipedia
Citadel
A citadel is the core fortified area of a town or city. It may be a castle, fortress, or fortified center. The term is a diminutive of "city", meaning "little city", because it is a smaller part of the city of which it is the defensive core. In a fortification with bastions, the citadel is the strongest part of the system, sometimes well inside the outer walls and bastions, but often forming part of the outer wall for the sake of economy. It is positioned to be the last line of defence, should the enemy breach the other components of the fortification system. The functions of the police and the army, as well as the army barracks were developed in the citadel.
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citadel
A citadel is a fortress or stronghold positioned on high ground in or near a city for strategic defense purposes. It is usually the most fortified part of a city, used historically as a final defensive position during warfare or as a place of refuge or security.
Webster Dictionary
Citadelnoun
a fortress in or near a fortified city, commanding the city and fortifications, and intended as a final point of defense
Etymology: [F. citadelle, It. citadella, di. of citt city, fr. L. civitas. See City.]
Wikidata
Citadel
A citadel is a fortress protecting a town, sometimes incorporating a castle. The term derives from the same Latin root as the word "city", civis, meaning citizen. In a fortification with bastions, the citadel is the strongest part of the system, sometimes well inside the outer walls and bastions, but often forming part of the outer wall for the sake of economy. It is positioned to be the last line of defence should the enemy breach the other components of the fortification system. A citadel is also a term of the third part of a medieval castle, with higher walls than the rest. It was to be the last line of defence before the keep itself. In various countries, the citadels gained a specific name such as "Kremlin" in Russia or "Alcazaba" in the Iberian Peninsula. In European cities, the term "Citadel" and "City Castle" are often used interchangeably. The term "tower" is also used in some cases such as the Tower of London and Jerusalem's Tower of David. However, the Haitian citadel, which is the largest citadel in the Western Hemisphere, is called Citadelle Laferrière or simply the 'Citadel' in English.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Citadel
sit′a-del, n. a fortress in or near a city: the place where the guns are kept in an ironclad man-of-war. [It. cittadella, dim. of città, a city. See City.]
Dictionary of Nautical Terms
citadel
A fortified work of superior strength, and dominating everything else, generally separated therefrom by an open space of glacis or esplanade; often useful against domestic as well as foreign enemies.
Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
citadel
A fort of 4 or 5 bastions in or near a town. It serves two purposes, enabling the garrison of a town to keep the inhabitants in subjection, and in case of siege forming a place of retreat for the defenders, thus enabling them to hold out after the rest of the town has been captured. It must fully command the fortifications of the city, and have a large space around it clear of buildings.
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Anagrams for CITADEL »
deltaic
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edictal
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of CITADEL in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of CITADEL in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
Examples of CITADEL in a Sentence
To admit foreigners indiscriminately to the rights of citizens the moment they put foot in our country would be nothing less than to admit the Grecian horse into the citadel of our liberty and sovereignty.
It appears to me that almost any man may like the spider spin from his own inwards his own airy citadel.
Unless you're Goldman Sachs, Citadel, a big fund that trades big volume, CME doesn't care.
At this hour, our democracy's under unprecedented assault, unlike anything we've seen in modern times. An assault on the citadel of liberty, the Capitol itself.
Presumably that's why Citadel Securities vehemently opposed IEX's D-Limit order type.
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- قلعةArabic
- цитаделаBulgarian
- ciutadellaCatalan, Valencian
- citadelaCzech
- chadarnleWelsh
- ZitadelleGerman
- ακρόποληGreek
- citadeloEsperanto
- ciudadelaSpanish
- ارگPersian
- linnoitus, linnakeFinnish
- citadelleFrench
- מֽצוּדָהHebrew
- citadella, fellegvárHungarian
- cittadellaItalian
- 城塞Japanese
- arxLatin
- tihi, toitoiMāori
- cidadelaPortuguese
- fortificație, citadelă, cetateRomanian
- цитадель, крепостьRussian
- citadelaSerbo-Croatian
- citadell, citadelletSwedish
- گندگیUrdu
- pháo đàiVietnamese
- 堡垒Chinese
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