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cetate¹

  • /t͡ʃeˈta.te/

Rhymes with -ate

Where it comes from

Inherited from Late Latin cīvitātem (“city”). Originally also having the sense of city; which was displaced by the Magyarism oraș. The two can been seen used interchangeably in old texts.

noun cetăți · cetate · cetatea · cetățile

  1. feminine citadel, fortress
  2. feminine city
  3. feminine, obsolete city

Similar: citadelă, fortăreață

Cetate²

Where it comes from

From cetate (“fortress, citadel”).

proper noun

  1. masculine a commune of Bistrița-Năsăud County, Romania
  2. masculine a commune of Dolj County, Romania
  3. masculine a village in Cetate, Dolj County, Romania
  4. masculine a central neighbourhood comprising the historic nucleus of Timișoara, Timiș County, Romania

Thesaurus

noun

Similar: citadelă, fortăreață

In English

  • city large settlement
  • fortress fortified place
  • citadel a strong fortress that sits high above a city

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"cetate." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ro/cetate. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

APA

cetate. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ro/cetate

Chicago

"cetate." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ro/cetate.

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@misc{cetate_2026,
  title = {cetate},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ro/cetate},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}