stronghold

3 definitions • 5 examples

a building or position that is strongly defended:

a rebel stronghold

They captured the last stronghold of the presidential guard.

a place or area where a particular belief or activity is common:

Rural areas have been traditionally thought of as a stronghold of old-fashioned attitudes.

a place that is well defended or is a center for particular beliefs or activities:

Bears could return to the area that was once their last stronghold in Texas.

That county has always been a Democratic stronghold.