Dreibund

British  

/ ˈdraibʊnt /

noun

1. a triple alliance, esp that formed between Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy (1882–1915)

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Etymology

Origin of Dreibund

from drei _three + Bund union, alliance

Example Sentences

There was a great deal to be said, and it required two languages to express it all, but finally the "Dreibund" parted.

From Cattle Brands A Collection of Western Camp-fire Stories by Adams, Andy

Germany, Austria, and Italy form the alliance called the Dreibund.

From France in the Nineteenth Century by Latimer, Elizabeth

It was a wonderful thing, then, when Bismarck finally induced Italy to join with Austria and Germany in a "Dreibund" or "Triple Alliance."

From The World War and What was Behind It Or, the Story of the Map of Europe by Bénézet, Louis Paul

See, too, other proofs of the probability of an attack by Germany on France in Professor Geffcken's Frankreich, Russland, und der Dreibund, pp.

From The Development of the European Nations, 1870-1914 (5th ed.) by Rose, John Holland

Both the French and the Russians felt themselves threatened by Bismarck's Dreibund, and so, in self-defense each country made advance toward the other.

From The World War and What was Behind It Or, the Story of the Map of Europe by Bénézet, Louis Paul