stronghold
IPA: strˈɔŋhoʊɫd
noun
- A place built to withstand attack; a fortress.
- (figuratively) A place of domination by, or refuge or survival of, a particular group or idea.
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Examples of "stronghold" in Sentences
- Academics is the stronghold of the school.
- They live near the politician's stronghold.
- It is a stronghold for the dingy skipper butterfly.
- House Cawdor is the stronghold of the Cult of Redemption.
- In August the crusade proceeded to the stronghold of Termes.
- The fortress was a stronghold of the crusader County of Edessa.
- The castle was formerly the stronghold of the MacKenzie Chiefs.
- He is the only survivor of the rockfall at the Karchlord stronghold.
- It was the last stronghold of the Caspian tiger in the Soviet Union.
- The castle was formerly the seat and stronghold of the Montgomery Clan.
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