dwangburcht

== Dutch == === Alternative forms === dwingburcht (uncommon) === Etymology === First attested in 1867. Compound of dwang +‎ burcht, calque of German Zwingburg. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈdʋɑŋ.bʏrxt/ Hyphenation: dwang‧burcht === Noun === dwangburcht m or f (plural dwangburchten, diminutive dwangburchtje n) citadel built to press an area into obedience 1867, Julius Rodenberg, De nieuwe zondvloed. Een roman uit de vorige eeuw, vol. 2, tr. from German, L. E. Bosch en zoon (publ.),page 108.