bastion
/ˈbæstiən/noun
उच्चारण बैस्टिअन
गढ़, रक्षक, मज़बूत आधार (किसी विचार का)
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[C] ~ of sth formal
a group of people or a system that protects a way of life or a belief that seems likely to disappear
गढ़, रक्षक, मज़बूत आधार (किसी विचार का)
- The village is a bastion of old traditions.
- The press is a bastion of democracy.
- The college remained a bastion of free thought for decades.
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- The small shop is the last bastion of the old way of doing business.
- The region was once a bastion of the party but is now divided.
Synonyms stronghold bulwark citadel mainstay defender
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a part of a wall of a fort that sticks out from the rest
(किले की) बुर्ज, गढ़
- the bastions of the Red Fort
- Archers stood on the bastion of the old fort and kept watch over the valley.
- Guards stood on each bastion of the fort at dawn.
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- The cannon was placed on the eastern bastion.
- Visitors climb the bastions to enjoy a view of the whole city.
Synonyms rampart fortification tower redoubt
≈Synonyms and antonyms
AaSpelling
bas·tion
With -tion pronounced /tiən/ (not 'bastian' or 'bassion').
अंत में -tion, ध्वनि /tiən/ ('bastian' या 'bassion' गलत है)।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
The last bastion of, a bastion of tradition.
Collocations: the last bastion of (किसी चीज़ का आखिरी मज़बूत गढ़), a bastion of tradition (परंपरा की रक्षा करने वाली संस्था)।
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One-word substitution
A stronghold of a belief or way of life is a bastion or bulwark; the part of a fort wall that juts out is a bastion; the wall itself is a rampart.
किसी विश्वास या जीवन-शैली का गढ़ bastion या bulwark; किले की दीवार का बाहर निकला हिस्सा bastion; दीवार स्वयं rampart।