stronghold | English Words

in #english • 7 years ago

 Air strikes pound Syria's last rebel strongholds, gas chokes civilians 

stronghold 

[Pronunciation:     'strȯŋ-ˌhōld  Function:           noun  Date:               15th century]

If you say that a place or region is a stronghold of a particular  attitude or belief, you mean that most people there share this attitude or  belief.
The seat was a stronghold of the Labour party.
= bastion




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