Hochburg

== German == === Etymology === Calque of Ancient Greek ἀκρόπολις (akrópolis), from hoch +‎ Burg. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈhoːxˌbʊʁk/ === Noun === Hochburg f (genitive Hochburg, plural Hochburgen) fortress located on top of a hill or mountain Hypernym: Burg (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) ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “Hochburg” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache “Hochburg” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon “Hochburg” in Duden online “Hochburg” in OpenThesaurus.de Hochburg on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de