STRONGHOLD


Meaning of STRONGHOLD in English

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

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.