Central Powers

plural noun

1. (in World War I) Germany and Austria-Hungary, often with their allies Turkey and Bulgaria, as opposed to the Allies.

Central Powers

plural noun

1. European history

   1. (before World War I) Germany, Italy, and Austria-Hungary after they were linked by the Triple Alliance in 1882

   2. (during World War I) Germany and Austria-Hungary, together with their allies Turkey and Bulgaria

Central Powers

1. Germany and its allies (Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria, and the Ottoman Empire) in World War I.