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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- A former dual monarchy of central Europe consisting of Austria, Hungary, Bohemia, Moravia, Slovakia, Croatia, Slovenia, Bosnia, Herzegovina, and parts of Poland, Ukraine, Romania, Serbia, and Italy. It was formed in 1867 after agitation by Hungarian nationalists within the Austrian empire and lasted until 1918.
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- proper noun historical A former
country inCentral Europe from 1867 to 1918.
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Examples
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For the historical root of Austria-Hungary is German.
A General Sketch of the European War The First Phase Hilaire Belloc 1911
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The Germans were mobilizing against Russia, which mobilized against Austria-Hungary for the invasion of Serbia.
Matthew Yglesias » The United States Has Always Been Rich 2010
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In 1910 Germany was a rising power surrounded by decline: France, Russia, the Ottoman Empire and Austria-Hungary were all growing weaker every year even as Germany went from strength to strength.
The Future Still Belongs to America Walter Russell Mead 2011
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On June 28, 1914, a Slav terrorist murdered Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir to the throne of Austria-Hungary.
Between War and Peace Col. Matthew Moten 2011
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This heritage strain was originally bred for Austria-Hungary's royal Hapsburg family, who devoured the animal's heavenly rich, white fat.
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The Germans were mobilizing against Russia, which mobilized against Austria-Hungary for the invasion of Serbia.
Matthew Yglesias » The United States Has Always Been Rich 2010
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"The most powerful experience of my life was the war and the end of my fatherland, the only one I have ever had: the Dual Monarchy of Austria-Hungary," he wrote in 1932.
Dispatches From a Lost Empire Tess Lewis 2012
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This also explains why Austria-Hungary, whose territory far exceeded its cultural remit (of Vienna and perhaps Budapest), was pretty much doomed.
Matthew Yglesias » 18th Century Polish Strategic Dilemmas 2010
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With its anti-Semitism in relative abeyance and its tolerance for minorities, Austria-Hungary was the closest thing to a homeland an Eastern European Jew like Roth could hope for.
Dispatches From a Lost Empire Tess Lewis 2012
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Moscovy, Brandenburg, & Austria were comparative non-entities. the ungovernability of that empire opened the way for the rise of Russia, Prussia, & Austria-Hungary.
Matthew Yglesias » 18th Century Polish Strategic Dilemmas 2010
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