Stronghold

/ˈstɹɒŋhəʊld/

Synonyms for "stronghold" (89 found)

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Closest matches (18)

Strong matches (27)

Verb(1 words)
defend position
Adverb(1 words)
forcefully defended position

Related words (44)

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Verb(1 words)

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bastioncitadelcultural shieldcultural strongholdeconomic strongholdfortideological fortressmoral bulwarkpolitical strongholdredoubt

Collocations

6 entries
ancient strongholdcultural strongholdfortified strongholdmilitary strongholdpolitical strongholdregional stronghold

Inflections

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Sample sentences

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That village is the enemy's last stronghold.

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The thief has to be in here. I'm sure somewhere around is his stronghold so if we can just find that we've got him.

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Although Iran is nowadays known for being a stronghold of Shia Islam, most Persian Muslims were Sunni until the XVth century.

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"Kabylia has invested in its identity, but has never been a stronghold of Islam," Mehenni said.

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