as in fortress
a structure or place from which one can resist attack
a massive stone citadel continues to command the city of Halifax, Nova Scotia
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International law experts say Israel still has a responsibility to protect civilians even if Hamas exploits them.
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Within the city of Khan Younis, only one citadel wall remains of its Mamluk-era fortress, ground away by centuries and wars past.
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Raja Abdulrahim, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2024
One clip purported to show HTS troops waving the flag of the Free Syrian Army above the citadel of Aleppo, proclaiming victory.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 30 Nov. 2024
Later, Christian crusaders built citadels along the coast that went on to be repurposed by Muslim Ottoman rulers.
—Daniele Hamamdjian, NBC News, 17 Nov. 2024
But perhaps their most resilient architectural achievement was the building of Machu Picchu, a citadel that sits about 8,000 feet in elevation in the Andes of southern Peru.
—Joshua Rapp Learn, Discover Magazine, 4 Nov. 2024
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Raja Abdulrahim, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2024
One clip purported to show HTS troops waving the flag of the Free Syrian Army above the citadel of Aleppo, proclaiming victory.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 30 Nov. 2024
Later, Christian crusaders built citadels along the coast that went on to be repurposed by Muslim Ottoman rulers.
—Daniele Hamamdjian, NBC News, 17 Nov. 2024
But perhaps their most resilient architectural achievement was the building of Machu Picchu, a citadel that sits about 8,000 feet in elevation in the Andes of southern Peru.
—Joshua Rapp Learn, Discover Magazine, 4 Nov. 2024
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The fortress is made up of two distinct areas: a core inner fortress that researchers say show signs of year-round residential use and a more sprawling outer area that may have been used more occasionally by roaming pastoral groups.Mack DeGeurin, Popular Science, 8 Jan. 2025
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Geographically, the United States is both an economic hub and a military fortress.Michael Beckley, Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2025
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During Spain’s colonial rule of the Philippines, which lasted from the mid-sixteenth century until 1898, Spanish priests staged folk dramas in town plazas; called moro-moro, the performances featured Christian soldiers dramatically capturing Islamic strongholds.Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2025
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The steakhouse may be no longer, but Fertitta still has a stronghold in the category in New York.Tori Latham, Robb Report, 6 Jan. 2025
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Long a bastion of white males, the 94 district courts and 13 courts of appeals form the core of the federal judicial structure.David Faris, Newsweek, 29 Dec. 2024
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The intervention in Syria also allowed Russia to assume the role of protector of Christians in the Middle East—a role that, in Putin’s view, decadent Western powers had abdicated, and a mission that fit neatly with Putin’s desire to present Russia as Europe’s last bastion of Christian values.Alexander Baunov, Foreign Affairs, 26 Dec. 2024
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Aerial views from the drone revealed a roughly 1-kilometer-long fortification wall snaking around the fortress that wasn’t immediately visible to the naked eye.Mack DeGeurin, Popular Science, 8 Jan. 2025
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The government accomplished this by a mass increase in army personnel and a fortification program, funded by raising taxes and expanding the bureaucracy to support the larger state apparatus.Jeffrey E. Schulman / Made by History, TIME, 20 Dec. 2024
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From the moment Sandoval arrives at the castle in Episode 1, his mere presence incites derision.Megan McCluskey, TIME, 10 Jan. 2025
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The black and white marble floor blocks and the 20,000 mission tiles for the roof were found in a Cuban castle.Miami Herasld Archives, Miami Herald, 7 Jan. 2025
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Gales Ferry Intermodal had agreed from the start to preserve the footprint of the central fort, and the Archaeological Conservancy announced Dec. 26 a deal to save more.Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 6 Jan. 2025
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Nestled in a scenic mountain pass, this is a hike-in park on an interpretive trail to the ruins of the fort.Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic, 1 Jan. 2025
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“Citadel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/citadel. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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