Hochburg

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German

Etymology

hoch +‎ Burg

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhoːxˌbʊʁk/
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Noun

Hochburg f (genitive Hochburg, plural Hochburgen)

  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

Declension of Hochburg
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Hochburg die Hochburgen
genitive einer der Hochburg der Hochburgen
dative einer der Hochburg den Hochburgen
accusative eine die Hochburg die Hochburgen

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