Austria-Hungary

[aw-stree-uh-huhng-guh-ree]

noun

1. a monarchy (1867–1918) in central Europe that included the empire of Austria, the kingdom of Hungary, and various crown lands.

Austria-Hungary

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

Other Word Forms

• Austro-Hungarian adjective

Example Sentences

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.

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

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

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Austria-Hungary, determined to hold its rickety empire together, suspected Russia of deliberately encouraging unrest.

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The glaciers played a role as a front in World War I between Austria-Hungary and Italy, when Austro-Hungarian soldiers bore tunnels deep into the ice.

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