bas·tion 
/ˈbæstʃən, Brit ˈbæstiən/ noun
plural bas·tions /ˈbæstʃən, Brit ˈbæstiən/ noun [count] : a place or system in which something (such as an old-fashioned idea) continues to survive
▪ The neighborhood is considered by many to be the city's last liberal/conservative bastion. [=the only place left in the city where liberal/conservative ideas are still accepted] ▪ a bastion of racial inequality [=a system in which people of different races still do not have equal rights] ▪ bastions of democracy
▪ The neighborhood is considered by many to be the city's last liberal/conservative bastion. [=the only place left in the city where liberal/conservative ideas are still accepted] ▪ a bastion of racial inequality [=a system in which people of different races still do not have equal rights] ▪ bastions of democracy
