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   The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition.  2000.
 
fortress
 
SYLLABICATION:for·tress
PRONUNCIATION:  fôrtrs
NOUN: A fortified place, especially a large, permanent military stronghold that often includes a town.
ETYMOLOGY:Middle English forteress, from Old French, from Medieval Latin fortalitia, from Latin fortis, strong. See bhergh-2 in Appendix I.
 
 
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  FORTRAN Fort Smith  
 
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