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ˈsɪt ə dl, -əˌdɛlcitadel

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English Synonyms and Antonyms1.3 / 3 votes

  1. citadel

    Fortification is the general word for any artificial defensive work; a fortress is a fortification of especial size and strength; a fortress is regarded as permanent, and is ordinarily an independent work; a fort or fortification may be temporary; a fortification may be but part of a defensive system; we speak of the fortifications of a city. A citadel is a fortification within a city, or the fortified inner part of a city or fortress, within which a garrison may be placed to overawe the citizens, or to which the defenders may retire if the outer works are captured; the medieval castle was the fortified residence of a king or baron. Fort is the common military term for a detached fortified building or enclosure of moderate size occupied or designed to be occupied by troops. The fortifications of a modern city usually consist of a chain of forts. Any defensible place, whether made so by nature or by art, is a fastness or stronghold.

    Synonyms:
    castle, fastness, fort, fortification, fortress, stronghold

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms1.9 / 7 votes

  1. citadel

    Synonyms:
    fortress, castle, stronghold, acropolis

Princeton's WordNet1.8 / 5 votes

  1. bastion, citadelnoun

    a stronghold into which people could go for shelter during a battle

    Synonyms:
    bastion

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Dictionary of English Synonymes2.0 / 1 vote

  1. citadelnoun

    Synonyms:
    FORTRESS, castle, stronghold

PPDB, the paraphrase database0.0 / 0 votes

  1. List of paraphrases for "citadel":

    citadelle, bulwark, castle, bastion, stronghold, qal'at

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How to use citadel in a sentence?

  1. Peter Kelly:

    Unless you're Goldman Sachs, Citadel, a big fund that trades big volume, CME doesn't care.

  2. John Keats:

    It appears to me that almost any man may like the spider spin from his own inwards his own airy citadel.

  3. Joe Biden:

    Last week, [Vice] President Harris and I stood in the United States Capitol to observe one of those ‘before and after’ moments in American history: January 6th insurrection on the citadel of our democracy.

  4. Ben Bernanke:

    This is it, there won't be anymore. They (Pimco and Citadel) prefer not having me consult too many firms and I personally think working with two firms will be plenty.

  5. Alexander Hamilton:

    To admit foreigners indiscriminately to the rights of citizens the moment they put foot in our country would be nothing less than to admit the Grecian horse into the citadel of our liberty and sovereignty.


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