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stronghold

[ strawng-hohld, strong- ]

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noun

a well-fortified place; fortress.
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a place that serves as the center of a group, as of militants or of persons holding hold holding a controversial viewpoint:
The campus was a stronghold of liberalism.
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stronghold

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noun

a defensible place; fortress
a major centre or area of predominance

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Word History and Origins

Origin of stronghold¹

late Middle English word dating back to 1375–1425; strong, hold ¹

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Word History and Origins

Origin of stronghold¹

C15: from strong + hold ¹(in the archaic sense: a fortified place)

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Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit — again, no stronghold of liberalism—powerfully illustrated this point in its 2013 decision of St. Joseph Abbey v.

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The boarding school is located in his stronghold in the south-west and he sent three of his children there.

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Around 85% of the nation's population of 110 million are Roman Catholic, making it the church's stronghold in Asia.

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And so Musk upped sticks and headed to Texas, a Republican stronghold and the fastest-growing state in the US.

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Meanwhile, newer money in modern financial strongholds such as the Middle East is being spent on sponsorship deals.

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