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CITADEL
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A stronghold into which people could go for shelter during a battle
Synonyms:
bastion; citadel
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("citadel" is a kind of...):
fastness; stronghold (a strongly fortified defensive structure)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "citadel"):
acropolis (the citadel in ancient Greek towns)
kremlin (citadel of a Russian town)
Instance hyponyms:
Kremlin (citadel of Moscow, housing the offices of the Russian government)
