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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Aus·tro-Hun·gar·i·an

[aw-strohhuhng-gair-ee-uhn], /ˌɔ stroʊhʌŋˈgɛər i ən/, adjective, noun

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How to use Austria-Hungary in a sentence

His harrowing escape from Vienna when Hitler took Austria in March 1938 is dramatically chronicled in his memoirs.
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The Austria-based restaurant was first noted by the scholar and monk Albuin, who was a devout follower of Charlemagne.
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Other communist countries that withdrew their films and delegates included East Germany, Cuba, Hungary, and Czechoslovakia.
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Austria and Germany, he tells me, were really enjoyable experiences; he was completely anonymous there, no one knew him.
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So if you were an East German, you could go to Hungary and then could go across to Austria, and from Austria into West Germany.
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The emperor Nicholas of Russia declared, by ukase, his purpose to assist Austria.
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Insurrectionary movements at Rome in consequence of the pope's refusal to declare war against Austria.
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Austria's fall was due to the lethargy and hesitation of the courts of Berlin and St. Petersburg.
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But once Austria was disposed of, Prussia and Russia met their punishment for having given her secret or open aid.
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England proclaimed a rough indignation at the demand for Gibraltar, which Austria had made in behalf of Spain.
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British Dictionary definitions for Austria-Hungary

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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