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- [strawng-hohld, strong-]
- /ˈstrɔŋˌhoʊld, ˈstrɒŋ-/
- /ˈstrɒŋ.həʊld/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [strawng-hohld, strong-]
- /ˈstrɔŋˌhoʊld, ˈstrɒŋ-/
Definitions of stronghold word
- noun stronghold a well-fortified place; fortress. 1
- noun stronghold 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 liberalism. 1
- noun stronghold fortress 1
- noun stronghold base of power 1
- countable noun stronghold If you say that a place or region is a stronghold of a particular attitude or belief, you mean that most people there share this attitude or belief. 0
- countable noun stronghold If you say that a place is a stronghold of a particular type of animal, you mean that more of that type of animal live there than in other places. 0
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Origin of stronghold
First appearance:
before 1375 One of the 22% oldest English words
late Middle English word dating back to 1375-1425; See origin at strong, hold1
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Parts of speech for Stronghold
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
stronghold popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 92% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for stronghold
noun stronghold
- acropolis — the citadel of an ancient Greek city
- alcazar — any of various palaces or fortresses built in Spain by the Moors
- bastille — a fortress in Paris, built in the 14th century: a prison until its destruction in 1789, at the beginning of the French Revolution
- bastion — If a system or organization is described as a bastion of a particular way of life, it is seen as being important and effective in defending that way of life. Bastion can be used both when you think that this way of life should be ended and when you think it should be defended.
- blockhouse — (formerly) a wooden fortification with ports or loopholes for defensive fire, observation, etc
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