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stronghold
NOUN:

1. a well-fortified or defensible place; fortress.

2. a place that serves as the center of a group, as of militants or of persons holding a controversial viewpoint: 
The campus was a stronghold of diversity.

3. a place of security or survival: 
one of the last strongholds of the ancient Gaelic language. —George Holmes.

4. a place dominated by a particular group or marked by a particular characteristic: 
strongholds of hope.

5. a major center or area of predominance.

Example:

The rebels retreated to their mountain stronghold. —Merriam-Webster.

Origin:

late Middle English word dating back to 1375–1425; see origin at strong, hold1. Dictionary 2: C15: from strong + hold 1 (in the archaic sense: a fortified place). —Dictionary.com. // First Known Use of stronghold: 15th century. —Merriam-Webster.

Sources: 1, 2.

stronghold
noun
​synonyms

strength
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