stronghold
noun
strong·hold
ˈstrȯŋ-ˌhōld 
1
: a fortified place
2
a
: a place of security or survival
one of the last strongholds of the ancient Gaelic language—
George Holmes
George Holmes
b
: a place dominated by a particular group or marked by a particular characteristic
a Republican stronghold
strongholds of snobbery—Lionel Trilling
Lionel TrillingExamples of stronghold in a Sentence
The area is a Republican stronghold.
The rebels retreated to their mountain stronghold.
the last stronghold of the endangered deer
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Broward County is the only solid Democratic stronghold in South Florida.
—Alexandra Glorioso, Miami Herald, 22 July 2025
The district covers all of the heavily Democratic Cincinnati and eastern Hamilton County suburbs but also includes the Republican stronghold of Warren County.
—Hailey Roden, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
The list, compiled by a new academy of 300 regional experts from the U.S., Canada, and the Caribbean, will reframe the continent’s culinary narrative, spotlighting restaurants well beyond the coastal strongholds of New York and San Francisco.
—David Morris, Travel + Leisure, 24 June 2025
The stakes for Tuesday are massive, as in the Democratic stronghold of New York, the person who wins the Democratic primary has a massive possibility to win the general election in November.
—Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 23 June 2025
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Alexandra Glorioso, Miami Herald, 22 July 2025
The district covers all of the heavily Democratic Cincinnati and eastern Hamilton County suburbs but also includes the Republican stronghold of Warren County.
—Hailey Roden, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
The list, compiled by a new academy of 300 regional experts from the U.S., Canada, and the Caribbean, will reframe the continent’s culinary narrative, spotlighting restaurants well beyond the coastal strongholds of New York and San Francisco.
—David Morris, Travel + Leisure, 24 June 2025
The stakes for Tuesday are massive, as in the Democratic stronghold of New York, the person who wins the Democratic primary has a massive possibility to win the general election in November.
—Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 23 June 2025
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“Stronghold.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stronghold. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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stronghold
noun
strong·hold
ˈstrȯŋ-ˌhōld
: fortress
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