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Austria-Hungary

Austria-Hungary

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A country in central Europe from 1867 to 1918 including Austria, Hungary, and nearby lands
  • proper noun
translation icon : Austria-Hungría
  • The diverse ethnic makeup of Austria-Hungary led to various nationalistic movements that challenged the stability of the empire.
  • Germany and Austria-Hungary
  • Austria-Hungary and Tsarist Russia

In fact, by this time in Austria Hungary, it very much is a House of Cards.

Examples

  • "The occupation by Austria-Hungary changed the spiritual, economic, and political status of Bosnia and the Bosnjaks."

    Academic text (2015)

  • Likewise, imperial Germany's ally Austria-Hungary enjoyed great cryptanalytic success in its battles with Italy.

    Academic text (2006)

  • In Argentina, Brazil, and Austria-Hungary, similar efforts took place.

    Academic text (1990)

  • Feliks indicated the field beyond the break and to our left, what would have been, until 1918, the edge of Austria-Hungary.

    Fiction book (2001)

  • Following the Balkan Wars, the neighboring Great Powers, Russia and Austria-Hungary, also adopted more assertive foreign policies, increasing the risk of a much wider European war.

    Blog text (1)

  • Some form of regionalism is necessary, and history provides the obvious suggestions: a Danubian grouping (recalling Austria-Hungary) and a northern, more or less Baltic grouping.

    Academic text (1990)

  • A century later, Woodrow Wilson sought to make the world safe for democracy; the empires of Russia, Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Ottoman Turkey fell, but again the gains for nascent democracy in the successor states proved precarious.

    Academic text (1990)

  • The Austro-Hungarian Empire, known as Austria-Hungary, played a crucial role in European politics until its collapse in 1918.

  • With its declaration of war, Austria-Hungary significantly escalated tensions in Europe, leading to the outbreak of World War I.

Surface Forms

Austria-Hungary main

Morphology

Austria-Hungary = Austria + Hungary (transparent) = Austria + Hungary

A straightforward hyphenated compound of the two country names indicating the political union of Austria and Hungary.

Etymology

Austria-Hungary simply joins the two country names Austria and Hungary, so it tells you this state was a union of both lands. A helpful way to remember is that Austria came from an old word meaning 'eastern' and Hungary takes its name from the 'Huns', so the name points to two different peoples ruled as one.