Austria-Hungary

[ aw-stree-uh-huhng-guh-ree ]

/ ˈɔ stri əˈhʌŋ gə ri /

noun

a monarchy (1867–1918) in central Europe that included the empire of Austria, the kingdom of Hungary, and various crown lands.

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Aus·tro-Hun·gar·i·an

[aw-strohhuhng-gair-ee-uh n] /ˌɔ stroʊhʌŋˈgɛər i ən/, adjective, noun

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But it also opens outward to offer a sharp look at the fatal codes of honor dominating the Austro-Hungarian military caste system.

The Kaffeehaus Canon |George Prochnik |December 31, 2010 |DAILY BEAST
When my father was born, it was part of the Austro-Hungarian empire.

Elie Wiesel's Great Regret |Jonathan Mahler |April 19, 2009 |DAILY BEAST
This spirit is very attractive for all the Slavs who are under the Austro-Hungarian rule.

Serbia in Light and Darkness |Nikolaj Velimirovic
In the winter of 1918 the latter openly declared that "three Austro-Hungarian counts and one general had started the war."

In the World War |Count Ottokar Czernin

Finally the Austro-Hungarian administration was established at Bosnia, and new life was given to the work.

Rugs: Oriental and Occidental, Antique & Modern |Rosa Belle Holt
Would it not be more straightforward if she added that large numbers were enrolled in the Austro-Hungarian army and gendarmerie?

The Birth of Yugoslavia, Volume 2 |Henry Baerlein
Yet in some cases the result of the investigation might be communicated to the Austro-Hungarian officials.

Why We Are At War (2nd Edition, revised) |Members of the Oxford Faculty of Modern History

British Dictionary definitions for austro-hungarian (1 of 2)

Austro-Hungarian

adjective

of or relating to the Dual Monarchy of Austria-Hungary (1867-1918)

British Dictionary definitions for austro-hungarian (2 of 2)

Austria-Hungary

noun

the Dual Monarchy established in 1867, consisting of what are now Austria, Hungary, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Slovenia, Croatia, and Bosnia-Herzegovina, and parts of Poland, Romania, Ukraine, and Italy. The empire was broken up after World War I

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