stronghold

Syllables: strong·holdUK/ˈstɹɒŋhəʊld//ˈstɹɔŋˌhoʊld/

stronghold noun: a place built to withstand attack; a fortress.

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Noun

stronghold (plural strongholds)

A place built to withstand attack; a fortress.
- AFter this victory thus opteyned by the Sicambris, they waxed so stronge that they wan frome yᵉ Almaynes dyuers Townes & stronge holds wᵗin Germania, and after that they opteyned yᵉ famous Cytie named Treueris; which as wytnessyth yᵉ Auctour of Cronica Cronicaruin, was firste foundyd in the Towne...a. 1513, Robert Fabyan, Henry Ellis, “Gallie Prouincia”, in The New Chronicles of England and France, in Two Parts; … Named by Himself the Concordance of Histories. Reprinted from Pynson’s Edition of...
- For security's sake they [the Germans] gathered together in villages and cities. These they surrounded with heavy walls and towers, and protected them by castles, erected on steep cliffs and mountains. The custody of these strongholds was entrusted to the most efficient warriors, who in time formed...1919, Rudolf Cronau, “Women during the Middle Ages”, in Woman Triumphant: The Story of Her Struggles for Freedom, Education and Political Rights: Dedicated to All Noble-minded Women by an...
Synonyms:

bastion, bulwark, redoubt, fastness
(figuratively) A place of domination by, or refuge or survival of, a particular group or idea.
- the last stronghold of the Cornish language
- With the numerous soldiers of Asia, with all of warlike stores, ships, and military engines, that wealth and power could command, the Turks at once resolved to crush an enemy, which creeping on by degrees, had from their stronghold in the Morea, acquired Thrace and Macedonia, and had led their...1826, [Mary Shelley], chapter X, in The Last Man. […], volume I, London: Henry Colburn, […], →OCLC, page 347

stronghold meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Bengali

stronghold in Tamil

place built to withstand attack: அரண் araṇ, கோட்டை kōṭṭai

stronghold in Bengali

দুর্গ, ঘাঁটি

More languagesFewer languages

stronghold in Malayalam: ശക്തികേന്ദ്രം
stronghold in Kannada: ಕೋಟೆ
stronghold in Sanskrit: पुर् púr, दृढ dṛḍha, द्वंद्व dvaṃdvá, हर्म्य harmyá
stronghold in Pashto: کوټ koṭ
stronghold in Arabic: حِصْن ḥiṣn
stronghold in Vietnamese: thành trì

Examples of stronghold in a sentence

These fortifications are in good preservation, and rank among the most perfect examples of the strongholds of the 13th century."2022 January 12, Dr. Joseph Brennan, “Castles: ruined and redeemed by rail”, in RAIL, number 948, page 54:
The poorer, agrarian north and northeast, where Thaksin's populist policies won him legions of supporters, remain Shinawatra strongholds.2015 May 10, Amy Sawitta Lefevre, “Thai King Leaves Hospital after Seven Months, Returns to Seaside Palace”, in Reuters, archived from the...

All 26 example sentences with stronghold

Synonyms of stronghold

Forms of stronghold

plural	strongholds

Plural of stronghold: strongholds

Origin of stronghold

From Middle English stranghalde, strong-hold, strong-holde, from strong (“having physical strength, sturdy, strong; built to withstand assaults, fortified”) (from Old English strang, strong (“strong”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *strengʰ- (“stiff, tight”)) + hōld (“grasp, grip; control, possession, rule”) (from Old English). By surface analysis, strong + hold.

Questions about stronghold

What does stronghold mean?: Stronghold means a place built to withstand attack; a fortress.
What is stronghold in Hindi?: Stronghold in Hindi is गढ़ (gaṛh). See Stronghold meaning in Hindi.
How do you use stronghold in a sentence?: These fortifications are in good preservation, and rank among the most perfect examples of the strongholds of the 13th century."
What part of speech is stronghold?: Stronghold is a noun.
How do you pronounce stronghold?: Stronghold is pronounced /ˈstɹɒŋhəʊld/ (UK).
What is the plural of stronghold?: The plural of stronghold is strongholds.

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Last updated: 2026-09-02

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