stronghold

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈstrɒŋhəʊld/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈstrɔŋˌhoʊld, ˈstrɑŋ-/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(strônghōld′, strong-)


Collocations for "stronghold"


Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "stronghold" in context.

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stronghold

Most examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.
n
  1. the [state, town] is a [Democratic, Republican] stronghold
  2. is a [Democratic] stronghold in the [South]
  3. is a stronghold for [progressive thought, innovation]
  4. is a stronghold of [communism, liberalism]
  5. a [castle, mountain] stronghold
  6. a stronghold in the mountains
  7. one of the last [Axis, Allied] strongholds
  8. [took, defeated, surrounded, lost] the stronghold
  9. attacked the [enemy, rebel] stronghold
  10. [a political, a military, an insurgent] stronghold
  11. has a [business, market, sector] stronghold

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