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citadel a fortress built on a high place in or near a city. [2 definitions]
citation the act of citing or quoting, or the passage or source so cited. [3 definitions]
cite to refer to and acknowledge (a source) in writing or speaking. [5 definitions]
cithara a large lyrelike musical instrument of ancient Greece.
cither see "cittern."
citified having or taking the manners, dress, speech, customs, or the like of a person living in a large city.
citify to accustom to city life; cause to adopt urban manners and styles.
citizen a person belonging by birth or naturalization to a political and geographic entity, esp. a nation. (Cf. alien). [2 definitions]
citizenry citizens collectively, considered as an entity.
citizen's arrest a legal arrest by a citizen, rather than an officer of the law, as permitted by common or written law.
citizens band a series of short wave frequencies set aside by the federal government for private use; CB.
citizenship the state of being a citizen. [2 definitions]
citrate in chemistry, a salt or ester of citric acid.
citric of or derived from citrus fruits.
citric acid an acid derived from the juice of the lime, lemon, or pineapple or from the fermentation of sugars, often used as a flavoring.
citriculture the cultivation of citrus fruits.
citrine a lemon yellow color. [2 definitions]
citron a large pale yellow citrus fruit, or the tree that bears it. [3 definitions]
citronella a bluish green grass of southern Asia from which a fragrant oil is obtained. [2 definitions]
citrus any of various trees and shrubs cultivated in warm climates for their thick-skinned, juicy fruit, such as the orange, lemon, and grapefruit. [4 definitions]
citrusy like citrus, esp. like the citrus fruits lemon, lime,or orange.