stronghold
pronunciation
How to pronounce stronghold in British English:
UK [ˈstrɒŋhəʊld]
How to pronounce stronghold in American English:
US [ˈstrɔŋhoʊld]
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- Noun:
- a strongly fortified defensive structure
Word Origin
- stronghold (n.)
- early 14c., from strong (adj.) + hold (n.) "fortified place, refuge."
Synonym
Example
- 1. Reinado 's stronghold was in the coffee-rich western districts .
- 2. Pows excavated three tunnels below this nazi stronghold .
- 3. In this slow-growth stronghold , anything other than a glacial pace of development is anathema .
- 4. The opposition is contesting almost all parliamentary and local seats in his area-a ruling party stronghold .
- 5. As for the deeper question of why voters are being asked to rule on a matter that in most places would be reserved to legislators , the short answer is that tax increases in california need a two-thirds majority to pass-a threshold too high even in this democratic stronghold .