noun
a geographical area in central and eastern Europe; broken into separate countries at the end of World War I
• Instance Hypernyms: ↑geographical area, ↑geographic area, ↑geographical region, ↑geographic region
• Part Holonyms: ↑Europe
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—Austro-Hungarian /aw'strohhung gair"ee euhn/, adj., n.
/aw"stree euh hung"geuh ree/, n.
a monarchy (1867-1918) in central Europe that included the empire of Austria, the kingdom of Hungary, and various crown lands.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.