Meaning

4 senses

  1. A strong fortress that sits high above a city.

    Zitadelle

    цитаде́льcitadɛ́lʹ, кре́постьkrépostʹ

    цитаде́льcytadélʹ

  2. (figuratively, sometimes)A stronghold or fortified place.

    Zitadelle

    цитаде́льcitadɛ́lʹ, кре́постьkrépostʹ

    цитаде́льcytadélʹ

  3. An armoured portion of a warship, housing important equipment.

  4. A Salvation Army meeting place.

More definitions
  • a stronghold into which people could go for shelter during a battle

Examples

10 sentences

  1. Who can grant me access to the citadel?

    ruКто может дать мне доступ к цитадели?

    deWer kann mir Zugang zur Zitadelle verschaffen?

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  2. What is out of the lips, is out of the citadel.

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  3. The towering citadel is understood to be the city's nerve centre.

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  4. Look towards the citadel.

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  5. Defend the citadel!

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
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a strong fortress that sits high above a city:
Русский
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a strong fortress that sits high above a city:
Deutsch
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a strong fortress that sits high above a city:

Origin

From French citadelle, from Italian cittadella, diminutive of città (“city”), from Latin c

From French citadelle, from Italian cittadella, diminutive of città (“city”), from Latin cīvitās.

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Forms

plural: citadels
Singularcitadel
Pluralcitadels

regular

Synonyms

4 synonyms
fortressbastionstrongholdbulwark
Close in meaning
  • a stronghold into which people could go for shelter during a battle:bastion

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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