citadel : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: citadel	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for citadel
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
citadel n a stronghold into which people could go for shelter during a battle Synonym(s): bastion, citadel
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Citadel \Cit"a*del\, n. [F. citadelle, It. citadella, di[?]. of citt[?] city, fr. L. civitas. See {City}.] A fortress in or near a fortified city, commanding the city and fortifications, and intended as a final point of defense. {Syn}. -- Stronghold. See {Fortress}.