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Plural of citadel

regular plural

The plural of citadel is citadels.

Forms of citadel

Singularcitadel /ˈsɪtədəl/
Pluralcitadels
Countablecountable

Citadels in a sentence

  • Perhaps most alarming, reports arrive each hour of reawakened Precursor artifacts, including orbital ribbons, star roads, planetary fortresses, and citadels.2013 March 19, Greg Bear, String 18, in Halo: Silentium (Forerunner Saga; 3), New York: Tor, →ISBN, page 187. From the entry reactivation
  • Its "salmon-red cliffs, its "sweetest-scented hillsides in the world," its Genoese citadels and fortresses towering out of rock, literally conquered her heart.1926 August 15, Alexander I. Nazaroff, “Corsica Is Off the Beaten Track of Tourists […]”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New…. From the entry sweet-scented
  • Several days' journey away, circling out from the capital, were the four smaller sister cities: Yangcheng, Chin Shui, Kaoping and Lingchuang, tiny walled citadels nestling among the high mountains.1957, Alan Burgess, chapter 6, in 小婦人 [The Small Woman], New York: E. P. Dutton & Co., →OCLC, page 76. From the entry Yangcheng

Meaning of citadel

  1. noun A strong fortress that sits high above a city.
  2. noun A stronghold or fortified place.
  3. noun An armoured portion of a warship, housing important equipment.

Full definition of citadel

Questions about the plural of citadel

What is the plural of citadel?
The plural of citadel is citadels.
Is citadel countable?
Citadel is a countable noun.

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