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Added 8 October 2026

stronghold

/ˈstɹɒŋhəʊld/ noun

In Latin: arx, robur Wiktionary

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A place built to withstand attack; a fortress.
A place of domination by, or refuge or survival of, a particular group or idea.
the last stronghold of the Cornish language

Origin

From Middle English stranghalde, strong-hold, strong-holde, from strong (“having physical strength, sturdy, strong; built to withstand assaults, fortified”) (from Old English strang, strong (“strong”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *strengʰ- (“stiff, tight”)) + hōld (“grasp, grip; control, possession, rule”) (from Old English). By surface analysis, strong + hold.

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