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Feste.

stronghold, fortress, fortified castle

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Meaning & usage

noun/ˈfɛstə/

  1. stronghold, fortress, fortified castle

    feminine · historical

  2. foundation, stronghold

    feminine · figuratively · in-plural
    Das organisierte Verbrechen bedroht den Rechtsstaat bis in die Festen.

  3. firmament (the sky conceived as a dome)

    archaic · feminine · figuratively · poetic
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German veste, from Old High German festī. Equivalent to fest (“fast, secure”) + -e (“-th, -ness”), compare similar English fastness.

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