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bastion
noun
(bas-ti-on)
a stronghold into which people could go for shelter during a battle
Synonyms:
citadel
,
bastion
noun
(bas-ti-on)
a group that defends a principle
Examples:
A bastion against corruption.
The last bastion of communism.
bastion
noun
(bas-ti-on)
projecting part of a rampart or other fortification
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citadel
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stronghold
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bulwark
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heartland
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outpost
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fortress
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pillar
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beacon
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rampart
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protector
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flagship
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glimmer
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gleam
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glow
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castle
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stand
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keep
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redoubt
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enclave
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stalwart
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beachhead
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crusader
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hotbed
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crownwork
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hornwork
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defensive structure
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vestige
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fortalice
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mecca
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guerite
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paragon
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epitome
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byword
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haven
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counterguard
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propugnacle
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tenaille
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demigorge
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barmkin
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vanguard
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battleground
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backwater
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oasis
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tenaillon
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fountainhead
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darling
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fiefdom
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cesspool
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fortification
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embodiment
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castellate
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anathema
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northeasterner
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epicenter
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refortification
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castellation
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monolith
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synonym
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exemplar
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denizen
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caponier
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hub
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immobilism
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anachronism
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remnant
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afforcement
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gerontocracy
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crown jewel
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cosmopolis
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sophisticates
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embattail
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tower of london
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antithesis
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mainstay
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powerhouse
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liberalism
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brutalism
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relic
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afrikanerdom
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retirade
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oxymoron
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ally
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scion
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traditionalism
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liberalness
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ascendant
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flourishing
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lodestone
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linchpin
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terreplein
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wasteland
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progressiveness
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doyen
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toehold
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firebrand
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tenet
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birthplace
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barometer
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wellspring
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bastion
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