Stronghold

Noun

 * 1) A fortress
 * 2) A place of refuge, survival or domination by a particular group or idea
 * The last stronghold of the Cornish language.

Adjectives for Stronghold
impregnable; unconquerable; abandoned; gloomy; ruined.

Verbs for Stronghold
abandon—; abdicate—; bar—; barricade—; bolt—; bombard—; escort to—; fortify—; garrison—; imperil—; intrench in—; invade —; jeopardize—; maintain—; menace—; padlock—; patrol—; repel from—; retire to —; retreat to—; screen—; subject—; —preserves; —shields.

Thesaurus
acropolis, asylum, bastion, beachhead, bird sanctuary, blockhouse, bridgehead, bulwark, bunker, castle, citadel, donjon, fasthold, fastness, forest preserve, fort, fortification, fortress, game preserve, game sanctuary, garrison, garrison house, harbor, harbor of refuge, harborage, haven, hold, keep, martello, martello tower, mote, motte, peel, peel tower, pillbox, port, post, preserve, rath, redoubt, refuge, safe haven, safehold, sanctuary, snug harbor, strong point, tower, tower of strength, ward

Etymology
From strong: + hold:.

Translations

 * Arabic: حصن
 * Catalan: fortalesa
 * Danish:
 * Finnish:
 * French:


 * Kurdish:
 * Macedonian:, крепост
 * Old English:
 * Scottish Gaelic: dùn
 * Spanish:, , ,
 * Welsh: cadarnle


 * Macedonian: збег
 * Spanish:, ,


 * Welsh: amddiffynfa