бастио•н
{noun} {Russian loan} [Generate paradigm] 1. {warfare} bastion, bulwark
♦ бастио•ным чоҥа•ш (-ем) {verb II} to build a bastion
♦ бастио•нышто лия•ш (-ям) {verb I} to be in a bastion
2. {figuratively} bastion, bulwark (of an idea, principle, etc.)
♢ э•рыклык бастио•н {sentence} bastion of freedom