Synonyms for stronghold
ˈstrɔŋˌhoʊld, ˈstrɒŋ-strong·hold

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1. stronghold

   Fortification is the general word for any artificial defensive work; a fortress is a fortification of especial size and strength; a fortress is regarded as permanent, and is ordinarily an independent work; a fort or fortification may be temporary; a fortification may be but part of a defensive system; we speak of the fortifications of a city. A citadel is a fortification within a city, or the fortified inner part of a city or fortress, within which a garrison may be placed to overawe the citizens, or to which the defenders may retire if the outer works are captured; the medieval castle was the fortified residence of a king or baron. Fort is the common military term for a detached fortified building or enclosure of moderate size occupied or designed to be occupied by troops. The fortifications of a modern city usually consist of a chain of forts. Any defensible place, whether made so by nature or by art, is a fastness or stronghold.

   Synonyms:
   castle, citadel, fastness, fort, fortification, fortress

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1. stronghold, fastnessnoun

   a strongly fortified defensive structure

   Synonyms:
   fixity, fastness, speed, fixture, fixedness, secureness, swiftness

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1. • Defensive Structure

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1. strongholdnoun

   Synonyms:
   fort, fortress, castle, citadel, fortification, fastness, keep, bulwark, donjon, muniment, fortified place

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1. strongholdnoun

   Synonyms:
   fastness, fort, fortress, muniment, donjon, citadel, keep, bulwark

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1. List of paraphrases for "stronghold":

   bastion, strongholds, bulwark, strongpoint, fief, fortress, citadel, outpost

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1. Jaroslaw Kaczynski:

   We won the election, but we have no right to set laws and remodel Poland, this court is supposed to be the stronghold ... defending the system, defending all that has been bad and disgraceful in the last 26 years.

2. Raphael Marcus:

   Last August, there were unexplained explosions in Beirut in Hezbollahs Dahiyeh stronghold, which were attributed to Israels secretive effort to counter Hezbollahs expanding precision missile arsenal, of course, we also saw Hezbollah operating militarily within civilian areas in Beirut during the 2006 Israel-Hezbollah War, and there have been Israeli intelligence reports leaked to the press for years about the locations of known Hezbollah military facilities in Beirut, southern Lebanon, and the Bekaa where Hezbollah stores missiles.

3. Veryan Khan:

   By Boko Haram pledging to the Islamic State, Shekau has secured a safe haven for Boko Haram's leadership. Even if the current Nigerian offensives are to succeed, a temporary escape could be made to another IS stronghold from where Boko Haram's life cycle can be maintained irrespective of distance.

4. Harvey Newman:

   I kind of thought in the initial stages of the campaign, that maybe the message ought to be privately communicated that ‘You know, we love you, but it might not be your turn yet,' he surprised me by his showing in the general by just stepping up and beating Kasim soundly. That was remarkable. He did it with south side of Atlanta votes, which used to be Kasim’s stronghold. And then he built on that coalition.

5. Steve Warren:

   You know, moving from the north, from the south, then moving really from the east, we're beginning to build the box around that enemy stronghold. And eventually, we'll begin to dismantle it.