Meanings
proper noun
- Former name of Slavkov u Brna, Czech Republic. The site of Napoleon's victory over the combined Russian and Austrian armies in 1805.
That dinner at the King’s Arms with his friends had been Henchard’s Austerlitz: he had had his successes since, but his course had not been upward.
1886, Thomas Hardy, chapter XX, in The Mayor of Casterbridge
Origin
- GermanAusterlitz
- EnglishAusterlitz
Borrowed from German Austerlitz, perhaps from an earlier Neusedlitz, borrowed from an old Czech name Novosedlice.
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Arabic أَوْسْتِرْلِيتْز
- أَوْسْتِرْلِيتْز (ʔawstirlītz)former name of Slavkov u Brna
Chinese Mandarin 奧斯特里茨
- 奧斯特里茨 (Àosītèlǐcí)former name of Slavkov u Brna
Czech Slavkov u Brna
- Slavkov u Brnaformer name of Slavkov u Brna
Danish Austerlitz
- Austerlitzformer name of Slavkov u Brna
Finnish Austerlitz
- Austerlitzformer name of Slavkov u Brna
French Austerlitz
- Austerlitzformer name of Slavkov u Brna
German Austerlitz
- Austerlitzformer name of Slavkov u Brna
Greek Άουστερλιτς
- Άουστερλιτς (Áousterlits)former name of Slavkov u Brna
Hebrew אוֹסְטֶרְלִיץ
- אוֹסְטֶרְלִיץ (Ósterlitz)former name of Slavkov u Brna
Italian Austerlitz
- Austerlitzformer name of Slavkov u Brna
Japanese アウステルリッツ
- アウステルリッツ (Ausuterurittsu)former name of Slavkov u Brna
Korean 아우스터리츠
- 아우스터리츠 (Auseuteoricheu)former name of Slavkov u Brna
Latvian Austerlica
- Austerlicaformer name of Slavkov u Brna
Lithuanian Austerlicas
- Austerlicasformer name of Slavkov u Brna
Persian استرلیتز
- استرلیتز (osterlitz)former name of Slavkov u Brna
Polish Austerlitz
- Austerlitzformer name of Slavkov u Brna
Russian А́устерлиц
- А́устерлиц (Áusterlic)former name of Slavkov u Brna
Slovak Slavkov u Brna
- Slavkov u Brnaformer name of Slavkov u Brna
Ukrainian А́устерліц
- А́устерліц (Áusterlic)former name of Slavkov u Brna
Cite this entry
APA
Austerlitz. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Austerlitz
MLA
“Austerlitz.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Austerlitz. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Austerlitz,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Austerlitz.
Source: Austerlitz on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.