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Masada in British English
(məˈsɑːdə)
noun
an ancient mountaintop fortress in Israel, 400 m (1300 ft) above the W shore of the Dead Sea: the last Jewish stronghold during a revolt in Judaea (66–73 ad). Besieged by the Romans for a year, almost all of the inhabitants killed themselves rather than surrender. The site is an Israeli national monument
Masada in American English
(məˈsɑdə; mɑsɑˈdɑ)
ancient Jewish fortress in Israel, near the Dead Sea: site of a prolonged Roman siege ( a.d. 72-73) resulting in a mass suicide by the Jews to avoid capture
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