Main Entry:

strong·hold

Pronunciation:

\ˈstrȯŋ-ˌhōld\

Function:

noun

Date:

15th century

1: a fortified place2 a: a place of security or survival <one of the last strongholds of the ancient Gaelic language — George Holmes> b: a place dominated by a particular group or marked by a particular characteristic <a Republican stronghold> <strongholds of snobbery — Lionel Trilling>