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  • 81Fortress Stadium — The Fortress Stadium is a multi use stadium in Smederevo, Serbia. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of FK Smederevo. The stadium holds 17,200 people. [cite web |url=http://www.fksmederevo.com/stadions.htm… …

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  • 82Fortress of Miolans — The Fortress of Miolans was located in the territory of Savoy in a remote area between Italy and France from which the Marquis de Sade staged a jailbreak with two companions; his valet Latour, and Baron de l Alee. The Marquis had requested that… …

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  • 83fortress europe —  Protectionist policies of European countries (World War II).  ► “U.S. companies worried about the barriers brought on by ‘Fortress Europe’ now face another barrier to trade extending credit without getting burned. Until recently, most business… …

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  • 84fortress — noun Etymology: Middle English forteresse, from Anglo French fortelesce, forteresse, from Medieval Latin fortalitia, from Latin fortis strong Date: 14th century a fortified place ; stronghold; especially a large and permanent fortification… …

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  • 85fortress — /fawr tris/, n. 1. a large fortified place; a fort or group of forts, often including a town; citadel. 2. any place of exceptional security; stronghold. [1300 50; ME forteresse < OF < VL *fortaricia (cf. ML fortalitia), equiv. to L fort(is)&#8230; …

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  • 86fortress — Synonyms and related words: acropolis, bastion, beachhead, blockhouse, bridgehead, bunker, castle, citadel, donjon, fasthold, fastness, fort, garrison, garrison house, hold, keep, martello, martello tower, mote, motte, peel, peel tower, pillbox,&#8230; …

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  • 87fortress — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. fort, citadel. See defense. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. stronghold, fort, citadel; see fortification 2 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. stronghold, fort, citadel, defense, castle, garrison, safeguard,&#8230; …

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  • 88fortress — for|tress [ˈfo:trıs US ˈfo:r ] n [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: forteresse strong place , from Latin fortis strong ] a large strong building used for defending an important place …

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  • 89fortress — for|tress [ fɔrtrəs ] noun count a strong well protected building used for defending a place …

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  • 90fortress — see FORT fortune 228 …

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