Definition of stronghold
1 : a fortified place
2a : a place of security or survival one of the last strongholds of the ancient Gaelic language — George Holmesb : a place dominated by a particular group or marked by a particular characteristic a Republican stronghold strongholds of snobbery — Lionel Trilling
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Examples of stronghold in a Sentence
The area is a Republican stronghold.
The rebels retreated to their mountain stronghold.
the last stronghold of the endangered deer
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All of these states are traditional Democratic strongholds, but some send quite a few Republicans to Congress — votes that GOP leaders will need to overhaul taxes.
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Read More: Is this man starving the country or saving the nation? Voting lines in the opposition stronghold of Chacao began forming before dawn and there were reports of long lines in several parts of the city.
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ISIS has been driven from from its former stronghold, but the city is in ruin, and the scourge of Islamic terrorism persists in the region. ‘
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LONDON -- Two American men have been killed fighting against Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) militants as the terror group clings to its last urban stronghold, the terror group's de-facto capital city of Raqqa in Syria.
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Curtailed Freedoms The route of the march took protesters through many of the small Anatolian towns where Erdogan has a stronghold.
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Conservatives have long had a stronghold on political radio — is Pod Save the People the liberal response?
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Curtailed Freedoms The route of the march took protesters through many of the small Anatolian towns where Erdogan has a stronghold.
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The state is the biggest Democratic stronghold in the nation, and its leaders have been challenging Mr. Trump and his policies at every turn.
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First Known Use of stronghold
15th century
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: an area where most people have the same beliefs, values, etc. : an area dominated by a particular group
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: a protected place where the members of a military group stay and can defend themselves against attacks
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: an area where a particular type of uncommon animal can still be found
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