transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈstrȯŋ-ˌhōld ]
noun
Date: 15th century
1. : a fortified place
2.
a. : a place of security or survival
one of the last stronghold s of the ancient Gaelic language — George Holmes
b. : a place dominated by a particular group or marked by a particular characteristic
a Republican stronghold
stronghold s of snobbery — Lionel Trilling