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单词 citadel
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
cit•a•del /ˈsɪtədəl, -əˌdɛl/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. a fortress for defending a city.
  2. any strongly fortified place;
    stronghold:a citadel of right-wing economists.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
cit•a•del  (sitə dl, -ə del′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. a fortress that commands a city and is used in the control of the inhabitants and in defense during attack or siege.
  2. any strongly fortified place;
    stronghold.
  3. Military(formerly) a heavily armored structure on a warship, for protecting the engines, magazines, etc.
  • Old Italian cittadella, equivalent. to cittad(e) city + -ella -elle
  • Middle French citadelle
  • 1580–90

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
citadel /ˈsɪtədəl -ˌdɛl/ n
  1. a stronghold within or close to a city
  2. any strongly fortified building or place of safety; refuge
Etymology: 16th Century: from Old French citadelle, from Old Italian cittadella a little city, from cittade city, from Latin cīvitās
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