bastion — a stronghold or fortress; a place or system strongly defending particular principles or activities
Part of speech: NOUN
Definition: a stronghold or fortress; a place or system strongly defending particular principles or activities
Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈbæstiən/
Korean meaning: 요새, 보루; (원칙이나 활동을) 굳건히 지키는 곳이나 체제
Korean pronunciation: **배**스천
Example Sentences
- My grandmother's kitchen was the last bastion of home-cooked meals in our fast-food obsessed family.
- The old professor's office remained a bastion of traditional teaching methods.
- The library serves as a bastion of quiet study in our noisy campus.
bastion
NOUN//ˈbæstiən//
a stronghold or fortress; a place or system strongly defending particular principles or activities
Castle defenders protect their stone bastion from enemy siege
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Origin
From French 'bastion', derived from Italian 'bastione', which comes from the verb 'bastire' meaning 'to build'. The term originally referred to a projecting part of a fortification in military architecture.
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“My grandmother's kitchen was the last bastion of home-cooked meals in our fast-food obsessed family.”
“The old professor's office remained a bastion of traditional teaching methods.”
“The library serves as a bastion of quiet study in our noisy campus.”
“His man cave was the last bastion against his wife's interior decorating enthusiasm.”
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