CITADEL

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

A stronghold into which people could go for shelter during a battle

Synonyms:

bastion; citadel

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("citadel" is a kind of...):

fastness; stronghold (a strongly fortified defensive structure)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "citadel"):

acropolis (the citadel in ancient Greek towns)

kremlin (citadel of a Russian town)

Instance hyponyms:

Kremlin (citadel of Moscow, housing the offices of the Russian government)