Hochburg

German (Berlin)

/ˈhoːxˌbʊʁk/

noun
Definitions
  • fortress located on top of a hill or mountain
  • (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

Etymology

Affix from German hoch (high, up, upwards, tall, very) + German Burg (castle, fortification, fortress).

Origin

German (Berlin)

Burg

Gloss

castle, fortification, fortress

Concept
Semantic Field

Warfare and hunting

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

城

Emoji

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms