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

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

In this way, the balance of power, disturbed by Bismarck's "Dreibund," was again restored.

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

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

From France in the Nineteenth Century by Latimer, Elizabeth

The Italian policy considered itself from that moment free from every obligation, even if the speech of Premier Salandra in December could not be interpreted as a formal denunciation of the Dreibund....

From New York Times Current History; The European War, Vol 2, No. 3, June, 1915 April-September, 1915 by Various