citadel

cit·a·del /ˈsɪtədəl, -del/ noun [countableC]

1. PMa strong fort (=small castle) built in the past as a place where people could go for safety if their city was attacked 城堡；要塞；堡垒 SYN fortress

2 the citadel of something literaryPLACE a place or situation in which an idea, principle, system etc that you think is important is kept safe 保卫某事物的地方；某事物有保障的地方 SYN stronghold

the last citadel of freedom

自由的最后堡垒

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the citadel of something• The U.S. is often seen as the citadel of capitalism.• The superbly sited Hellenistic theatres at the citadel of Pergamon and Termessos were only slightly altered in Roman times.• New Zealand became the citadel of the new right.• Deep structural changes will be necessary in developing countries if literacy is to go beyond the citadels of the elites.• Instead they concentrated all their energies on subduing the rebels' capital, the citadel of St Martial's.• Having emptied the citadel of gold and silver he left Limoges and went off in search of new sources of pay for his mercenaries.• That these people would one day be enthroned in the citadel of power could not have seemed conceivable to him.• In the citadel of St Martial everyone's nerves were on edge.• Look at it, the golden evening, the snowy mountains, the citadel of the Alhambra.

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citadel• Outside this was a citadel, fortified like the inner bailey, but containing a greater number of buildings.• Whenever there was fighting around Limoges one permanent complicating factor was the rivalry between city and citadel.• With your help, and that of the Forteviot men, the main citadels may still be standing.• Far from being a challenger for power, it could not even hold on to its old citadels.• It seemed that the verderers were going towards the outlaws' citadel, not away from it.• New Zealand became the citadel of the new right.• In the citadel of St Martial everyone's nerves were on edge.

Origin citadel

(1500-1600) French citadelle, from Old Italian cittadella, from cittade “city”, from Latin civitas; → CITY

cit·a·del noun

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TOEFL BNC: 15300 COCA: 20138

citadel

Castles, towers and fortifications: bailey, battlements, belfry...

General words for location and place: place, location, setting...

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