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1. (n.) fortress
a fort or group of forts often including a town; citadel.
2. fortress
any place of exceptional security; stronghold.
Etymology: (1300–50; ME forteresse < OF < VL *fortaricia (cf. ML fortalitia < L fortis strong)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) fortress, fort
a fortified defensive structure
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1. (noun) Fortress
a fortified place; a large and permanent fortification, sometimes including a town; a fort; a castle; a stronghold; a place of defense or security
2. (verb) Fortress
to furnish with a fortress or with fortresses; to guard; to fortify
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Sense: a (usually large) fort or fortified building.
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 Afrikaans: vesting |
 Arabic: قَلْعَه، مَعْقِل، حِصْن |
 Bulgarian: крепост |
 Brazilian: fortaleza |
 German: die Festung |
 Danish: fæstning; borg |
 Greek: οχυρό |
 Spanish: fortaleza, fuerte |
 Farsi: دژ |
 Finnish: linnake |
 French: forteresse |
 Hebrew: מְצוּדָה |
 Hindi: किला |
 Croatian: tvrđava |
 Hungarian: erőd(ítmény) |
 Indonesian: benteng |
 Icelandic: kastali, virki |
 Italian: fortezza |
 Japanese: 要塞 |
 Korean: 요새 |
 Lithuanian: tvirtovė |
 Latvian: cietoksnis |
 Malay: bangunan pertahanan |
 Dutch: vesting |
 Norwegian: festning |
 Polish: forteca |
 Persian: دژ |
 Pashto: نظامى كلا، لښكر كوټ، جنګى |
 Portuguese: fortaleza |
 Romanian: fortăreaţă |
 Russian: крепость |
 Slovak: pevnosť |
 Slovenian: trdnjava |
 Serbian: trvđava |
 Swedish: fästning |
 Thai: ป้อมปราการ |
 Turkish: kale, hisar |
 Taiwanese: 堡壘，要塞 |
 Ukrainian: фортеця |
 Urdu: وسیع قلعہ یا مورچہ بندی |
 Vietnamese: pháo đài |
 Chinese: 堡垒，要塞 |
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