| NOUN | artifact | citadel, bastion | a stronghold into which people could go for shelter / shelter during a battle |
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| Sounds | sih'tahdeh.l | |
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| Rhymes | Aix-la-Chapelle ... zinfandel / Zinfandel: 95 rhymes with ehl... | |
| Meaning | A stronghold into which people could go for shelter / shelter during a battle. | |
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| Synonym | bastion | |
| Instances | Kremlin | citadel of Moscow, housing the offices of the Russian government |
| Narrower | acropolis | The citadel in ancient Greek towns |
| kremlin | citadel of a Russian town | |
| Broader | stronghold, fastness | A strongly fortified defensive structure |
| Spanish | alcazaba, alcázar, baluarte, bastión, ciudadela | |
| Catalan | alcassaba, baluard, bastió, ciutadella | |
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