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- pronunciation:
- sI
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dl
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sI
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del
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun)
part of speech: |
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definition 1: |
a fortress built on a high place in or near a city.
The invaders attacked the citadel, but they were easily repelled.- synonyms:
- fortress, stronghold
- similar words:
- bastion, castle, donjon, fort, fortification
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definition 2: |
any center of strength.
The university became a citadel for government dissenters.- synonyms:
- bastion, fortification, stronghold
- similar words:
- bulwark, donjon, rampart
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