Austrian Netherlands

proper noun

A former dependent territory of the Austrian Empire, consisting of the southern part of the Low Countries (modern Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg) from 1714 to 1797, when they were annexed by France.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. historicalpluralplural onlyA former dependent territory of the Austrian Empire, consisting of the southern part of the Low Countries (modern Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg) from 1714 to 1797, when they were annexed by France.

    CHINEY, a city of the Auſtrian Netherlands on the confines of the biſhopric of Liege, about twelve miles ſouth-eaſt of Namur...

    1771, Encyclopaedia Britannica, 1st ed., Vol. II, p. 192

Translations

Dutch Oostenrijkse Nederlanden
  • Oostenrijkse NederlandenTranslations
French Pays-Bas Autrichiens
  • Pays-Bas AutrichiensTranslations
German Österreichische Niederlande
  • Österreichische NiederlandeTranslations
Latin Belgium Austriacum
  • Belgium AustriacumTranslations
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APA

Austrian Netherlands. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Austrian%20Netherlands

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Chicago

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