stronghold

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The building of this stronghold was a labor of twenty-five years.

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  1. noun A fortified place or a fortress.
  2. noun A place of survival or refuge: one of the last strongholds of an age-old tradition.
  3. noun An area dominated or occupied by a special group or distinguished by a special quality: a feminist stronghold; a stronghold of democracy.

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  • This stronghold was attacked by a single Gruppe of Do 19s using PC 1400 Fritz bombs to penetrate hardened targets. —  Luftwaffe Victorious
  • Jeff Gardiner: The player will be tasked with taking the main Chinese stronghold outside of Anchorage. —  Gamersyde
  • The location is Plan 3000, known as a stronghold for MAS in Santa Cruz, a gigantic and poor working class neighbourhood with 300,000 inhabitants. —  In Defence of Marxism
  • The deaths occurred at a market near the protesters 'stronghold, which is outside the prime minister's offices, said government minister Sathit Wongnongtoey. —  Philly.com - Latest Videos
  • But the stronghold was the key to the city, and after surveying the situation, a council of war decided that it must be taken. —  History of the United States, Volume 3 (of 6)
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/ˈstrɔŋhoʊld/
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