Stronghold

Word STRONGHOLD
Character 10
Hyphenation strong hold
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Definitions and meanings of "Stronghold"

What do we mean by stronghold?

A fortified place or a fortress. noun

A place of survival or refuge. noun

An area dominated or occupied by a special group or distinguished by a special quality. noun

A fastness; a fort; a fortified place; a place or position of security: often used figuratively, and formerly as two words. noun

A fastness; a fort or fortress; fortfield place; a place of security. noun

A fortress noun

A place of refuge, survival or domination by a particular group or idea noun

A strongly fortified defensive structure noun

A place built to withstand attack; a fortress.

A place of domination by, or refuge or survival of, a particular group or idea.

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The word "stronghold" in example sentences

In the near future, nuclear Holy War has decimated North America and humanity†™ s last stronghold is the dome metropolis of New Vatican City. ❋ Unknown (2009)

On successive days last week the world's major news outlets, including the New York Times and Washington Post, reported NATO-abetted talks with the Taliban elite and the routing of the Taliban from their main stronghold in Kandahar. ❋ Scott Atran (2010)

The gang's stronghold is in Lyari Town, an ancient and impoverished ethnic Baloch community near Karachi port and a constituency represented by the Pakistan Peoples party (PPP). ❋ Mustafa Qadri (2010)

But my biggest problem was with a stupid group of European holy men levitating inside some sacred Asian mountain stronghold, wearing what looked like cheap Buddhist robe knock-offs. ❋ Unknown (2010)

This year, an all out war ensued between the Toldot Aharon Hassidic sect and the extremists whose stronghold is the Ohel Sarah Synagogue; blows were given and received on both sides. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Your Ultimate goal: to exterminate the alien robot stronghold from the enemy alien base and calim total controlâ⠂ ¬Â ¦ ❋ Unknown (2008)

Democrats saw support in their long-term stronghold of low earners, while Republicans - many of whom have espoused tax overhauls that would limit income taxes - saw more support at higher income levels. ❋ Lynn Parramore (2010)

(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE) DAMON (voice-over): The city of Sarghoda has become known as a stronghold of radical Islamist groups, and now police here say they thwarted a major terror plot. ❋ Unknown (2009)

(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE) ARWA DAMON, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): The city of Sargodha has become known as a stronghold of radical Islamist groups. ❋ Unknown (2009)

DAMON: (voice-over): The city Sargodha has become known as a stronghold of radical Islamist groups. ❋ Unknown (2009)

ARWA DAMON, CNN INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENT: The city of Sarghoda has become known as a stronghold of radical Islamist groups. ❋ Unknown (2009)

ARWA DAMON, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): The city of Sargodha has become known as a stronghold of radical Islamists groups. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The only place I see Macs having a stronghold is in Art/Design oriented jobs and maybe schools if they play it right. ❋ Unknown (2005)

He was going around Erbil, the main Kurdish stronghold in this area, something like a local politician, meeting with the Turk imams, meeting with the Kurds, having very public lunches with them so to speak, to try to create an atmosphere where the level of distrust, the level of uncertainty, is reduced, and therefore the United States and the Kurds can push ahead and put these problems behind them. ❋ Unknown (2003)

He knew that since the beginning of time he was the first white man ever to tread the mountain stronghold of Gatoka. ❋ Unknown (1911)

Gesenius translates, "Ye shall be cast (as captives) into the (enemy's) stronghold"; in this view, the enemy's stronghold is called "palace," in retributive contrast to the "palaces" of Israel's nobles, the store houses of their robberies (Am 3: 10). ❋ Unknown (1871)

Charlemont, as the main English stronghold in that part of Ulster. ❋ Thomas D'Arcy McGee (1846)

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