bastion ?/b> \ˈbas-chən\ ?/b> (noun)

bastion ?/b> \ˈbas-chən\ ?/b> (noun) 보루, 능보, 수호자.. 1 : some place or something that gives protection against attack [a bastion of democracy] To map this word or hear it pronounced in the Visual Thesaurus, click here.

EXAMPLE FROM THE NEW YORK TIMES The word bastion has appeared in 126 Times articles over the past year, most recently in " Venezuelan Opposition Gains in Vote " on November 25, 2008. ...President Hugo Ch?ez's supporters suffered defeat in several state and municipal races on Sunday, with the opposition retaining power in Zulia, the country's most populous state, and winning crucial races here in the capital, the National Electoral Council said. Pro-Ch?ez candidates won 17 of the 22 governor's races at stake. Many of the seats that Mr. Chavez's supporters did win were in relatively sparsely populated rural states... ...An opposition candidate also won in Sucre, a municipality in Caracas with sprawling slums that had been a symbolic bastion of support for Mr. Ch?ez since he rose to power a decade ago...