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Chateau vs Citadel - What's the difference?

chateau | citadel |

As nouns the difference between chateau and citadel

is that chateau is while citadel is a strong fortress that sits high above a city.

chateau

English

(wikipedia château)

Alternative forms

* chateau

Noun

  • A French castle, fortress, manor house, or large country house.
  • Any stately residence imitating a distinctively French castle.
  • An estate where wine is produced and often bottled, especially in Bordeaux.

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    citadel

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A strong fortress that sits high above a city.
  • (sometimes, figurative) A stronghold or fortified place.
  • * 1836 , Alexander Slidell Mackenzie, The American in England (page 269)
    • Intrenched within the citadel of our apartment, and cheered by the comfortings of a coal fire, we passed the day in letter-writing, conversation, or gazing from the sheltered security of our windows upon the agitated sea

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