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citadel

/ˈsɪtədəl/noun

उच्चारण सिटडल

गढ़, दुर्ग, किला (शहर की रक्षा के लिए ऊँचे स्थान पर)

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Asked in previous papers

as one-word substitution

SSC CPO Pre 2019SSC Exams before 2018
noun
  1. 1

    [C]

    a strong fortress built on high ground in or near a city, where people could go for safety

    गढ़, दुर्ग, किला (शहर की रक्षा के लिए ऊँचे स्थान पर)

    • The citadel of Gwalior looks down on the city from its rock.
    • The Mohenjo-daro site has a raised citadel and a lower town.
    • Tourists climbed the hill to visit the old citadel.
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    • The ruler retreated to the citadel when the enemy approached.
    • The citadel's thick walls protected the city for centuries.
    • Archaeologists have uncovered the citadel of an ancient town.

    Synonyms fortress stronghold fort bastion castle

  2. 2

    [C] ~ of sth formal

    a place or an institution that strongly defends a set of beliefs or values

    (विचार, मूल्यों का) गढ़, मज़बूत केंद्र

    • The university was a citadel of liberal thought.
    • The magazine saw itself as a citadel of honest journalism.
    • The college became a citadel of learning in the region.
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    • They regarded the club as a citadel of old traditions.
    • The old bank was a citadel of caution in a changing market.

    Synonyms stronghold bastion bulwark centre heartland

≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

fortress stronghold fort bastion castle bulwark centre heartland

AaSpelling

cit·a·del

With -adel (not 'citidel' or 'cittadel'); from the Italian cittadella, little city.

अंत में -adel ('citidel' या 'cittadel' गलत है); Italian cittadella, छोटा शहर, से।

✓In the exam

One-word substitution

One-word substitution, asked very often: a fortress protecting a city is a citadel; keep the fort words together: citadel (fortress in or above a city), fort (a military post), fortress (a large fort), bastion (a projecting part of a wall; figuratively, a stronghold), rampart (the wall), moat (the ditch).

यह बहुत पूछा जाता है: शहर की रक्षा करने वाला दुर्ग citadel; किले के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: citadel (शहर में या ऊपर का दुर्ग), fort (सैन्य चौकी), fortress (बड़ा किला), bastion (दीवार का बाहर निकला हिस्सा; लाक्षणिक रूप से, गढ़), rampart (दीवार), moat (खाई)।

General knowledge

The citadel and lower town of Harappan cities.

हड़प्पा नगरों का citadel और lower town।