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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024strong•hold /ˈstrɔŋˌhoʊld, ˈstrɑŋ-/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- a well-fortified, strongly defended place;
a fort or fortress. - a place that serves as the center of a group or movement sharing certain opinions or attitudes:That campus is a stronghold of liberalism.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024strong•hold (strông′hōld′, strong′-),USA pronunciation n. - a well-fortified place;
fortress. - a place that serves as the center of a group, as of militants or of persons holding a controversial viewpoint:The campus was a stronghold of liberalism.
- 1375–1425; late Middle English; see strong, hold1
- 1, 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged . bulwark, bastion.
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged . home, refuge.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: stronghold /ˈstrɒŋˌhəʊld/ n - a defensible place; fortress
- a major centre or area of predominance
Etymology: 15th Century: from strong + hold1 (in the archaic sense: a fortified place) |