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# citadel

noun (citadels)

«citadel» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

A strong fortress built on high ground above a town, to guard it against attack. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/citadel/#m1)

### In the lessons

in stories, a hero storms the citadel to defeat the enemy king

### Examples

- The soldiers climbed up to the citadel. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/citadel/#x1)
- The king lived high in his citadel. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/citadel/#x2)
- The knight stormed the citadel at dawn. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/citadel/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «citadel» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/citadel/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«citadel» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/citadel.html) on Mova free.