Austerlitz
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- proper noun
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Austerlitz
- The town of Austerlitz in the Czech Republic is known for its historical significance during the Napoleonic Wars.
- Jacques Austerlitz
Examples
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Left behind in Austria after the battle of Austerlitz.
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But, sir, if the French are that far south of Austerlitz...
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Napoleon at Austerlitz, Hannibal at the Alps, Caesar at the Rubicon.
Academic text (2007) -
It doesn't show a battle with a famous name like Bunker Hill or Austerlitz, doesn't even show a battle at all.
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That city gave the name to a Paris railroad station that still operates today, the Gare d'Austerlitz, so named because trains traveled from there toward Austerlitz.
Academic text (2002) -
They went to the Lutetia Hotel or the Austerlitz train station to see the camp survivors with their own eyes (Robert Antelme, Duras's husband, was among them).
Academic text (1992) -
Many tourists visit Austerlitz to learn about the famous battle that took place there in 1805.
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The Battle of Austerlitz is often regarded as Napoleon's greatest military victory.
Synonyms
A town in the Czech Republic known for the Battle of Austerlitz
Compounds
A major 1805 battle where Napoleon's French army defeated Russian and Austrian armies
Surface Forms
Etymology
Austerlitz is the old German name for the Czech town now called Slavkov near Brno, and it became famous because a great battle took place there in 1805. So when you hear Austerlitz it usually means that historic place and its battlefield.