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Meanings of stronghold in English
Usage of stronghold in English
1
The murdered; the royal stronghold is in the hands of the babe-killers.
2
Hospital authorities said 20 people were injured in Kisumu, an opposition stronghold.
3
Soldiers are advancing on the militants' main stronghold area from three directions.
4
Common sense told him the Sheik's stronghold would be higher, not lower.
5
Tripoli, historically a stronghold for Sunni Islamism, is seen as particularly vulnerable.
6
Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives lost power in a regional stronghold on Sunday.
7
Meanwhile, his imposing physique and good heading made him a defensive stronghold.
8
This fortified her; this was her stronghold; this united her to God.
9
The attack came days after Isis fled from its stronghold of Falluja.
10
The attack happened in the Ardoyne, a republican stronghold in north Belfast.
11
Thou art My stronghold; enter therein that thou mayest abide in safety.
12
He fussed over the furnishings of his new stronghold: Were they adequate?
13
In addition, pickups remain a lucrative stronghold for Detroit automakers, including Chrysler.
14
The city is a stronghold for supporters of the government Prayuth ousted.
15
And the United States Senate was deemed the stronghold of the interests.
16
Rapp found himself in a stronghold which was strong in theory only.
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Ireland
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United States of America
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