citadel

citadel
index bulwark, haven, protection, refuge

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  • Citadel/UX — Diskussionsforum WebCit …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Citadel 2 — Developer(s) Simon Storr (Symo) Publisher(s) Superior Software Designer(s) Simon Storr Platform(s) …   Wikipedia

  • Citadel — steht für Citadel/UX, freie Groupware Citadel (Schiff), kombinierter Auto Schüttguttransporter Citadel Miniatures, Games Workshop Citadel Investment Group, ein großer Hedge Fund und Handelssystem Betreiber mit Hauptsitz in Chicago The Citadel,… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • 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. [1913 Webster] {Syn}.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • citadel — 1580s, fortress commanding a city, from M.Fr. citadelle (15c.), from It. cittadella, dim. of O.It. cittade city (Mod.It. citta), from L. civitatem (nom. civitas; Cf. Port. citadella, Sp. ciuadela; see CITY (Cf. city)) …   Etymology dictionary

  • citadel — stronghold, fortress, *fort, fastness …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • citadel — [n] top, tower bastion, blockhouse, castle, fastness, fort, fortification, fortress, keep, manor, redoubt, stronghold; concepts 321,836 …   New thesaurus

  • citadel — ► NOUN ▪ a fortress protecting or dominating a city. ORIGIN French citadelle or Italian cittadella, from Latin civitas city …   English terms dictionary

  • citadel — [sit′ə del΄, sit′ədəl] n. [< It cittadella, dim. of cittade, city < L civitas, citizenship: see CITY] 1. a fortress on a commanding height for defense of a city 2. a fortified place; stronghold 3. a place of safety; refuge …   English World dictionary

  • Citadel — This article is about a type of fortification. For other uses, see Citadel (disambiguation). In this seventeenth century plan of the fortified city of Casale Monferrato the citadel is the large star shaped structure on the left …   Wikipedia

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