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Königgrätz

American  
[-nikh-grets] / ˈkœ nɪxˌgrɛts /

noun

  1. German name of Hradec Králové.


Königgrätz British  
/ køːnɪçˈɡrɛːts /

noun

  1. the German name for Hradec Králové

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A great event now happened across the Alps; one of the decisive battles of the world was lost and won on the 5th of July at Sadowa near Königgrätz in Bohemia.

From The Liberation of Italy by Countess Evelyn Martinengo-Cesaresco

Instead of being on Keith Street was she on Königgrätz Street?

From The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Volume 12 by Various

The meaning of such a hint was clear; and Austria decided not to seek revenge for Königgrätz unless the French triumph proved to be overwhelming.

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

Here are also several historical paintings; prominent among which are "The Battle of Turin," "The Emperor William and the Crown Prince at Königgrätz," and "The Capitulation at Sedan."

From In and Around Berlin by Minerva Brace Norton

Certainly she was, and had been for a long time, just as long as Effi herself had been living on Königgrätz Street.

From The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Volume 12 by Various

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