Austria-Hungary

American  

[aw-stree-uh-huhng-guh-ree] / ˈɔ stri əˈhʌŋ gə ri /

noun

1. 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 British  

noun

1. 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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Other Word Forms

• Austro-Hungarian adjective

Example Sentences

By contrast, the German Reich was unfortunate in its ally Austria-Hungary during World War I; one observer likened it to “being chained to a rotting corpse.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 12, 2025

More recently members were simply removed, such as the leaders of Britain's opponents in the First World War, Wilhelm II of Germany and Franz Joseph of Austria-Hungary.

From BBC • Oct. 11, 2025

Born in Austria-Hungary, Wilder struggled to break into Germany’s silent film industry while working as a paid dancer for hire.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 7, 2025

The third of four children born to immigrants from Austria-Hungary, Negra expressed no qualms about entering the service.

From Seattle Times • May 29, 2024

During the next few days, Austria-Hungary declared war on Russia, while France and Britain declared war on Austria-Hungary.

From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman