71168, Здесь правильно Послано Астрахань, 11-11-2009 02:58
Стан-Штадт-Сити,отсюда и Ситадель.
Крепость,находящаяся в Сити.
citadel 1586, "fortress commanding a city," from It. cittadella, dim. of cittade "city," from L. civitatem (see city).
И английское "ситизен"-гражданин,житель Сити...тоже оттуда пошло:
citizen c.1314, from Anglo-Fr. citezein (spelling alt. by infl. of denizen), from O.Fr. citeain, from cite (see city), replacing O.E. burhsittend and ceasterware. Sense of "inhabitant of a country" is late 14c. Related: Citizenry (1819).
http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?l=c&p=26
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