бастион
{noun} {Russian loan} [Generate paradigm] 1. {warfare} bastion, bulwark
♦ бастионым чоҥаш (-ем) {verb II} to build a bastion
♦ бастионышто лияш (-ям) {verb I} to be in a bastion
2. {figuratively} bastion, bulwark (of an idea, principle, etc.)
♢ эрыклык бастион {sentence} bastion of freedom