Meanings
alternative Hapsburg
- An Alpine castle in Aargau canton, northern Switzerland.
- A Swabian noble family named after it, which became the ruling (hereditary) dynasty of Austria, at times other countries (mainly in Iberia and the former Burgundian territories) and supplied successive (elected) emperors of the Holy Roman Empire.
Synonyms: Habsburgers
plural Habsburgs
- A member of the Habsburg noble family.
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- not comparableRelating to the Habsburg family and dynasty.
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounA Swabian noble family named after it, which became the ruling (hereditary) dynasty of Austria, at times other countries (mainly in Iberia and the former Burgundian territories) and supplied successive (elected) emperors of the Holy Roman Empire.
More synonyms by meaning
nouna royal German family that provided rulers for several European states and wore the crown of the Holy Roman Empire from 1440 to 1806
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- GermanHabsburg
- EnglishHabsburg
Borrowed from German Habsburg, according to legend from Habichtsburg (“hawk's castle”) (Habicht (“hawk”) + Burg (“castle”)).
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Czech Habsburk
- Habsburka member of the Habsburg noble family
Danish habsburger, Habsburg
- habsburgera member of the Habsburg noble family
- Habsburga member of the Habsburg noble family
Dutch Habsburg
- Habsburga member of the Habsburg noble family
Finnish Habsburg
- Habsburga member of the Habsburg noble family
French Habsbourg, habsbourgeois
- Habsbourga member of the Habsburg noble family
- habsbourgeoisrelating to the Habsburg family and dynasty
- habsbourgeoiserelating to the Habsburg family and dynasty
German Habsburger, Habsburg
- Habsburgera member of the Habsburg noble family
- Habsburga member of the Habsburg noble family
- habsburgischrelating to the Habsburg family and dynasty
Greek Αψβούργων
- Αψβούργων (Apsvoúrgon)a member of the Habsburg noble family
Italian Asburgo, asburgico
- Asburgoa member of the Habsburg noble family
- asburgicorelating to the Habsburg family and dynasty
- asburgicarelating to the Habsburg family and dynasty
Polish Habsburg, Habsburżanka
- Habsburga member of the Habsburg noble family
- Habsburżankaa member of the Habsburg noble family
Portuguese Habsburgo
- Habsburgoa member of the Habsburg noble family
Russian Га́бсбург
- Га́бсбург (Gábsburg)a member of the Habsburg noble family
Spanish Habsburgo
- Habsburgoa member of the Habsburg noble family
Ukrainian Га́бсбург, Га́бсбурґ
- Га́бсбург (Hábsburh)a member of the Habsburg noble family
- Га́бсбурґ (Hábsburg)a member of the Habsburg noble family
- га́бсбурзький (hábsburzʹkyj)relating to the Habsburg family and dynasty
Cite this entry
Habsburg. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Habsburg
“Habsburg.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Habsburg. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Habsburg,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Habsburg.
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