transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈsi-tə-d ə l, -ˌdel ]
noun
Etymology: Middle French citadelle, from Old Italian cittadella, diminutive of cittade city, from Medieval Latin civitat-, civitas — more at city
Date: 1562
1. : a fortress that commands a city
2. : stronghold
the nation's citadel of health research — Constance Holden
a citadel of higher education