Hochburg

German

Etymology

hoch +‎ Burg

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈhoːxˌbʊʁk/
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Noun

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  1. fortress located on top of a hill or mountain
    Hypernym: Burg
  2. (figurative) stronghold, heartland (a place or region where a certain ideology, religion etc. is held by a great majority of the population or with great conviction)
    Parteihochburg ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
    Rebellenhochburg ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
    Karnelvalshochburg ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
    • 2024 January 3, Jannis Hagmann, “Tötung von Hamas-Anführer Saleh al-Aruri: Militärisch „sauber“, aber riskant”, in Die Tageszeitung: taz‎, →ISSN:
      Die Aktion trägt den Konflikt tief ins Nachbarland hinein und fordert die dort dominante Hisbollah heraus. Die Miliz wird auf den Angriff in ihrer Hochburg reagieren, die Frage ist nur, wie.
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Declension

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