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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.
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Central Powers

pl n
  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
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Central Powers

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

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