Austria-Hungary

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

/ ˈɔ stri əˈhʌŋ gə ri /

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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Threatened by invasion from Austria-Hungary, Serbia called on its ally Russia for support.
Barbara Tuchman’s ‘The Guns of August’ Is Still WWI’s Peerless Chronicle|James A. Warren|September 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
A century ago today, Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary embarked on his fatal journey to Sarajevo.
Wounds of World War I Have Yet to Heal|Michael F. Bishop|June 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In 1886 the same countries suffered again, and also Austria-Hungary.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 3|Various
It was through Austria-Hungary that the great crisis in Europe arose.
The Balkan Peninsula|Frank Fox

The world's racial problems found a centre in Austria-Hungary, whose affairs, therefore, became very prominent.
In the World War|Count Ottokar Czernin
In the meantime Austria-Hungary had appealed for an armistice on October 29, 1918.
The Story of the Great War, Volume VIII (of VIII)|various
Zara is a seaport of Austria-Hungary and is the capital of Dalmatia.
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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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Austria-Hungary

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