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Area Stronghold Strong‧Hold ˈstrɒŋhəʊld ˈstrɒːŋhoʊld Noun Countable 1an

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Back strong‧hold /ˈstrɒŋhəʊld $ ˈstrɒːŋhoʊld/ noun [countable]
1an area where there is a lot of support for a particular way of life, political party etc:
The area is a Republican stronghold.
2an area that is strongly defended by a military group:
The fighters moved south to their mountain stronghold.
3an area where there are large numbers of a rare animal:
one of the last strongholds of the European wolf

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