Austria-Hungary
[ aw-stree-uh-huhng-guh-ree ]
/ ˈɔ stri əˈhʌŋ gə ri /
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noun
a monarchy (1867–1918) in central Europe that included the empire of Austria, the kingdom of Hungary, and various crown lands.
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Austria-Hungary
noun
the Dual Monarchy established in 1867, consisting of what are now Austria, Hungary, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Slovenia, Croatia, and Bosnia-Herzegovina, and parts of Poland, Romania, Ukraine, and Italy. The empire was broken up after World War I
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