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крепость

fortress

Meaning of крепость

defensive structure

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Russian[ˈkrʲepəsʲtʲ]
fortress
крепость - fortress
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крепость with English translation

крепость usage examples

🇬🇧English🇷🇺Russian

Climbing up to the fortress gave us a great view of the coastline.

Подъём к крепости открыл нам отличный вид на побережье.

🇬🇧English🇷🇺Russian

The museum near the fortress shows weapons used in past wars.

Музей рядом с крепостью демонстрирует оружие, использовавшееся в прошлых войнах.

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крепость belongs to the topic "Sightseeing and Landmarks". Start with a short 7-word set so the word is easier to remember in context.

крепостьfortress
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полотенцеtowel
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крепость synonyms

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What's the difference between крепость / цитадель / замок / форт / крепостной комплекс

🇷🇺Russian
крепость

general term for a large defensive structure

B2Very Often

The medieval fortress stood atop the hill.

Средневековая крепость стояла на вершине холма.

Ц
🇷🇺Russian
цитадель

an inner or central stronghold within a city or fortress

B2Often

The citadel occupied the highest point of the city and served as the last stronghold.

Цитадель занимала высшую точку города и служила последним оплотом.

З
🇷🇺Russian
замок

a fortified residence (castle), combining defensive and residential functions

B2Often

The medieval castle was both the owner's home and a fortress.

Средневековый замок был одновременно домом и крепостью владельца.

Ф
🇷🇺Russian
форт

a military fort, usually freestanding and intended for defense or territorial control

B2Often

The fort guarded the entrance to the harbor.

Форт охранял вход в гавань.

К
🇷🇺Russian
крепостной комплекс

the ensemble of structures of a single fortress (walls, towers, forts, etc.) as a whole

B2Rarely

The architect described the plan of the 17th-century fortress complex.

Архитектор описал план крепостного комплекса XVII века.

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крепость translation: fortress. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.

how to pronounce крепость

[ˈkrʲepəsʲtʲ]

крепость translation

fortress

крепость examples

Climbing up to the fortress gave us a great view of the coastline.

крепость transcription

[ˈkrʲepəsʲtʲ]

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крепость meaning: what does it mean?

крепкое военное сооружение для защиты территории и войск

крепость pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

крепость is pronounced as [ˈkrʲepəsʲtʲ]. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

крепость definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?

Climbing up to the fortress gave us a great view of the coastline. Translation: Подъём к крепости открыл нам отличный вид на побережье.

Is крепость part of Sightseeing and Landmarks vocabulary?

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