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单词 citadel
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citadel

noun
/ˈsɪtədəl/, /ˈsɪtədel/
/ˈsɪtədəl/, /ˈsɪtədel/
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  1. (in the past) a castle on high ground in or near a city where people could go when the city was being attacked
    • After the Mongol invasion of 1241, a citadel was built on the hills opposite the city.
    • (figurative) citadels of private economic power
    Word Originmid 16th cent.: from French citadelle, or from Italian cittadella, based on Latin civitas ‘city’, from civis ‘citizen’.
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