fortress
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The meaning (definition) of the word fortress
a strong stone building with thick walls and tall towers
The word fortress used in a sentence
“We walked around the fortress before lunch.”
Words that mean the same as fortress (synonyms)
castlefort
The plural of the word fortress
fortresses
How the word fortress is said around the world
| French | forteresse (fawr-tuh-RES) |
| Spanish | fortaleza (fohr-tah-LAY-thah) |
| Mandarin | 堡垒 (bow lay) |
| Hindi | किले (KI-lay) |
| Arabic | قلعة (KAHL-ah) |
| Russian | крепость (KRYAY-pusty) |
| Portuguese (EU) | fortaleza (foo-ruh-tuh-LAY-zuh) |
| Portuguese (BR) | fortaleza (foh-ruh-tah-LAY-za) |
| Japanese | 要塞 (yohu-SY) |
| German | Festung (FES-tuung) |
| Urdu | قلعہ (kuhlah) |
| Punjabi | ਕਿਲ੍ਹਾ (KIL-hah) |
| Korean | 요새 (YOH-se) |
| Hebrew | מִבצָר (MEEV-tsahr) |
| Greek | φρούριο (FROO-ree-oh) |
| Dutch | vesting (VES-ting) |
| Tagalog | kuta (KOO-tah) |
| Vietnamese | pháo đài (FAH-urw dahy) |
| Turkish | kale (KAH-le) |
| Persian | قلعه (KAHL-ay) |
| Polish | twierdza (TFYER-jah) |
| Ukrainian | фортеця (fohr-TETS-yah) |
| Bengali | দুর্গ (DOOR-gaw) |
| Swedish | fästning (FEST-ning) |
| Italian | fortezza (fohr-TAY-tsah) |
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