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base; stronghold

NounSino-Korean: 根據

  1. 1

    base; stronghold

    A place that serves as the base of one's life or activity.

    Korean definition: 생활이나 활동 등의 근본이 되는 곳.

    • To train his body and mind, he lives using the deep mountains as his base of activity.

    • The police guessed that the terrorist group's base was hidden in these mountains.

  2. 2

    basis; grounds; reason

    The basis of something or a certain opinion; or the reason.

    Korean definition: 어떤 일이나 의견 등에 그 근본이 됨. 또는 그런 까닭.

    • I felt deeply wronged when I was accused of being a thief without any grounds.

    • The prosecution indicted the culprit on the basis of an eyewitness's testimony.