Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A fortified place or a fortress.
- noun A place of survival or refuge.
- noun An area dominated or occupied by a special group or distinguished by a special quality.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A fastness; a fort; a fortified place; a place or position of security: often used figuratively, and formerly as two words.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A fastness; a fort or fortress; fortfield place; a place of security.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A
fortress - noun A place of
refuge ,survival or domination by a particular group or idea
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a strongly fortified defensive structure
Etymologies
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Examples
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But my biggest problem was with a stupid group of European holy men levitating inside some sacred Asian mountain stronghold, wearing what looked like cheap Buddhist robe knock-offs.
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In the near future, nuclear Holy War has decimated North America and humanity†™ s last stronghold is the dome metropolis of New Vatican City.
Image Comics for February 2010 | Major Spoilers - Comic Book Reviews and News 2009
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The gang's stronghold is in Lyari Town, an ancient and impoverished ethnic Baloch community near Karachi port and a constituency represented by the Pakistan Peoples party (PPP).
Karachi killings must stop Mustafa Qadri 2010
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On successive days last week the world's major news outlets, including the New York Times and Washington Post, reported NATO-abetted talks with the Taliban elite and the routing of the Taliban from their main stronghold in Kandahar.
Scott Atran: Talking to the Enemy: How to Turn the Taliban Against Al Qaeda Scott Atran 2010
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On successive days last week the world's major news outlets, including the New York Times and Washington Post, reported NATO-abetted talks with the Taliban elite and the routing of the Taliban from their main stronghold in Kandahar.
Scott Atran: Talking to the Enemy: How to Turn the Taliban Against Al Qaeda Scott Atran 2010
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This year, an all out war ensued between the Toldot Aharon Hassidic sect and the extremists whose stronghold is the Ohel Sarah Synagogue; blows were given and received on both sides.
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Your Ultimate goal: to exterminate the alien robot stronghold from the enemy alien base and calim total controlâ⠂ ¬Â ¦
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Democrats saw support in their long-term stronghold of low earners, while Republicans - many of whom have espoused tax overhauls that would limit income taxes - saw more support at higher income levels.
Lynn Parramore: Green Tide: The More Money You Make, the More Likely You Voted Republican Lynn Parramore 2010
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This year, an all out war ensued between the Toldot Aharon Hassidic sect and the extremists whose stronghold is the Ohel Sarah Synagogue; blows were given and received on both sides.
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(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE) DAMON (voice-over): The city of Sarghoda has become known as a stronghold of radical Islamist groups, and now police here say they thwarted a major terror plot.
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