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German-Austria

German-Austria proper noun: a designation of the (predominantly) German-speaking territories of Cisleithania.

Proper noun

German-Austria

  1. (historical, until 1918) A designation of the (predominantly) German-speaking territories of Cisleithania.
  2. (historical) A country created following World War I as the initial rump state for areas with a predominantly German-speaking population within what had been the Austro-Hungarian Empire.
    • On 12 November the National Assembly unanimously declared a republic and simultaneously announced that German-Austria was part of Germany.2009, Bernard Wasserstein, Barbarism and Civilization: A History of Europe in our Time, page 101

Questions about German-Austria

What does German-Austria mean?
German-Austria means a designation of the (predominantly) German-speaking territories of Cisleithania.
What part of speech is German-Austria?
German-Austria is a proper noun.

Words near German-Austria in the dictionary

  1. German wheel
  2. German wheels
  3. German whist
  4. German Wirehaired Pointer
  5. German Wirehaired Pointers
  6. German-Austria
  7. German-like
  8. German-silver
  9. German-style board game
  10. German-style board games
  11. German-style game

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