citadel
Meaning of citadel
noun
- a fortress, typically one on high ground above a city.
the garrison withdrew into the citadel
citadels of private economic power
- a meeting hall of the Salvation Army.
mid 16th century: from French citadelle, or from Italian cittadella, based on Latin civitas ‘city’ (see city).
Information about citadel
- It is a name.
- The plural form of citadel is: citadels.
- Languages in which citadel is used:
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Hyphenation of citadel
citadel
- It consists of 1 syllables and 7 chars.
- citadel is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable
citadel synonyms
Meaning bastion:
Meaning a military stronghold, especially a strongly fortified town:
Meaning a fortified building or strategic position:
Meaning a place that has been fortified so as to protect it against attack:
Meaning a defensive wall or other reinforcement built to strengthen a place against attack:
Meaning a large building, typically of the medieval period, fortified against attack with thick walls, battlements, towers, and in many cases a moat:
Meaning an ancient or medieval fortress or walled town:
Meaning the strongest or central tower of a castle, acting as a final refuge:
Meaning a tall, narrow building, either free-standing or forming part of a building such as a church or castle:
Meaning the great tower or innermost keep of a castle:
Meaning a large container or compartment for storing fuel:
Meaning a secure place well protected by natural features:
Meaning an act or manner of grasping something; a grip:
Translation of citadel
- German: Zitadelle
- French: citadelle
- Spanish: ciudadela
- Italian: cittadella
Anagrams of citadel
delicat, deltaic, dialect, edictal, lactide
Words that rhyme with citadel
Adel, Cadel, fricadel, muscadel, turmschadel, Gliadel, frikkadel, muskadel, Madel, radel, encitadel, estadel
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