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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OTHER WORDS FROM Austria-Hungary

Aus·tro-Hun·gar·i·an [aw-strohhuhng-gair-ee-uh n] /ˌɔ stroʊhʌŋˈgɛər i ən/, adjective, noun
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Austro-Hungarian

adjective

of or relating to the Dual Monarchy of Austria-Hungary (1867-1918)

British Dictionary definitions for austro-hungarian (2 of 2)

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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