n.
Pronunciation: ' stro ̇ ŋ - ˌ h ō ld
Function: 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>