reduta
Polish edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from French redoute, from Italian ridotta.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
reduta f (diminutive redutka)
- (military) redoubt (small, temporary, military fortification)
- (military) redoubt (reinforced refuge; fort)
- (by extension, figuratively) redoubt (idea or venture that is criticized and needs to be defended)
- Synonym: ostoja
- (historical) public masquerade ball
Declension edit
Declension of reduta
Derived terms edit
adjective
nouns
Further reading edit
- reduta in Polish dictionaries at PWN