Austro-Hungarian

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

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Words nearby Austro-Hungarian

Austrian pine, Austrian shade, austringer, austro-, Austroasiatic, Austro-Hungarian, Austronesia, Austronesian, Austro-Prussian War, aut-, autacoid

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Example sentences from the Web for Austro-Hungarian

One of them was Tamás Deutsch, a future minister for FIDESZ in the Hungarian government, today an MEP.
How Havel Inspired the Velvet Revolution|Michael Zantovsky|December 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST
At about 10 p.m., a horde of Hungarian police officers raided the bar, demanding that everybody show their identification.
American Racist Richard Spencer Gets to Play the Martyr in Hungary|James Kirchick|October 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The Hungarian photographer was born Endre Friedmann in Hungary in 1913.
Capa in Color|Justin Jones|January 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST
After an unhelpful spell with a Hungarian coach in Budapest, she arrived in Berlin.
The Week in Death: The First Muslim Female Olympian Snubbed Adolf Hitler|The Telegraph|January 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST

In Budapest he chose to use this status to save Hungarian Jews, later explaining simply that “I had an opportunity and I took it.”
The Week in Death: Suzanne Gelleri Dear|The Telegraph|December 15, 2013|DAILY BEAST
When in fine condition, Hungarian leaf burns freely and leaves a clean, light-colored ash.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce|E. R. Billings.
She would sing Hungarian love-ditties at her work; and somehow calling these "folksongs" did not help matters.
Love's Pilgrimage|Upton Sinclair
The principal Bosnian railway here crosses the river, to meet the Hungarian system.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3|Various
Hapless young man, like a flash of lightning suddenly going down there—and the Hungarian Sovereignty along with him.
History Of Friedrich II. of Prussia, Vol. III. (of XXI.)|Thomas Carlyle
The first notes of a Hungarian waltz floated in from the next room.
The Child of Pleasure|Gabriele D'Annunzio

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