stronghold
[strawng-hohld, strong-]
noun
a well-fortified place; fortress.
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.
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Origin of stronghold
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stronghold
noun
Word Origin for stronghold
C15: from strong + hold 1 (in the archaic sense: a fortified place)
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stronghold
early 15c., from strong (adj.) + hold (n.) "fortified place, refuge."
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