CITADEL


Meaning of CITADEL in English

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

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.