Meanings
proper noun
- historicaluntil 1918A designation of the (predominantly) German-speaking territories of Cisleithania.
- historicalA 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
Translations
German Deutschösterreich, Deutschösterreich
- Deutschösterreichdesignation of the German-speaking territories of Cisleithania
- Deutschösterreichcountry created following World War I as the initial rump state
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APA
German-Austria. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/German-Austria
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Chicago
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