Austria-Hungary

US/ˈɔːstɹi.ə ˈhʌŋɡəɹi/

proper noun

A former multi-ethnic empire and country in Central Europe existing from 1867 to 1918.

Meanings

proper noun
  1. historicalA former multi-ethnic empire and country in Central Europe existing from 1867 to 1918.

    (Thus Engels expected Austria-Hungary to swallow up the small Balkan countries; Poland, as a historical nation, should, he thought, be restored and include in its dominion the less developed peoples to the east-Lithuanians, White Russians, and Ukrainians.)

    1978 [1976], Leszek Kołakowski, translated by P[aul] S[teven] Falla, Main Currents of Marxism, volume I: The Founders, Oxford: Clarendon Press, translation of Główne nurty marksizmu: powstanie (in Polish), →ISBN, →OCLC, page 349

    Synonyms: Austro-Hungary

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounA former multi-ethnic empire and country in Central Europe existing from 1867 to 1918.

Translations

Arabic النَّمْسَا وَٱلْمَجَر
  • النَّمْسَا وَٱلْمَجَر (an-namsā wa-l-majar)former country in Central Europe
Bengali অস্ট্রিয়া-হাঙ্গেরি
  • অস্ট্রিয়া-হাঙ্গেরি (osṭriẏa-haṅgeri)former country in Central Europe
Bulgarian А́встро-Унга́рия
  • А́встро-Унга́рия (Ávstro-Ungárija)former country in Central Europe
Catalan Àustria-Hongria
  • Àustria-Hongriaformer country in Central Europe
Chinese Mandarin 奧匈帝國 /奥匈帝国, 奧匈 /奥匈
  • 奧匈帝國 /奥匈帝国 (Ào-Xiōng dìguó)former country in Central Europe
  • 奧匈 /奥匈 (Ào-Xiōng)former country in Central Europe
Czech Rakousko-Uhersko
  • Rakousko-Uherskoformer country in Central Europe
Danish Østrig-Ungarn
  • Østrig-Ungarnformer country in Central Europe
Dutch Oostenrijk-Hongarije
  • Oostenrijk-Hongarijeformer country in Central Europe
Estonian Austria-Ungari
  • Austria-Ungariformer country in Central Europe
Finnish Itävalta-Unkari
  • Itävalta-Unkariformer country in Central Europe
French Autriche-Hongrie
  • Autriche-Hongrieformer country in Central Europe
German Österreich-Ungarn, Donaumonarchie
  • Österreich-Ungarnformer country in Central Europe
  • Donaumonarchieformer country in Central Europe
Greek Αυστροουγγαρία
  • Αυστροουγγαρία (Afstrooungaría)former country in Central Europe
Hebrew אוֹסְטְרִיָּה־הוּנְגַּרְיָה
  • אוֹסְטְרִיָּה־הוּנְגַּרְיָה (óstriya-hungárya)former country in Central Europe
Hindi ऑस्ट्रिया-हंगरी
  • ऑस्ट्रिया-हंगरी (ŏsṭriyā-haṅgrī)former country in Central Europe
Hungarian Osztrák–Magyar Monarchia, Ausztria-Magyarország
  • Osztrák–Magyar Monarchiaformer country in Central Europe
  • Ausztria-Magyarországformer country in Central Europe
Icelandic Austurríki-Ungverjaland
  • Austurríki-Ungverjalandformer country in Central Europe
Irish an Ostair agus an Ungáir
  • an Ostair agus an Ungáirformer country in Central Europe
Italian Austria-Ungheria
  • Austria-Ungheriaformer country in Central Europe
Japanese オーストリア゠ハンガリー帝国, オーストリア゠ハンガリー
  • オーストリア゠ハンガリー帝国 (Ōsutoria-Hangarī Teikoku)former country in Central Europe
  • オーストリア゠ハンガリー (Ōsutoria-Hangarī)former country in Central Europe
Korean 오스트리아-헝가리
  • 오스트리아-헝가리 (Oseuteuria-heonggari)former country in Central Europe
Latin Austriacum-Hungaricum
  • Austriacum-Hungaricumformer country in Central Europe
Latvian Austroungārija
  • Austroungārijaformer country in Central Europe
Lithuanian Austrija-Vengrija
  • Austrija-Vengrijaformer country in Central Europe
Malay Austria-Hungary
  • Austria-Hungaryformer country in Central Europe
Norwegian Bokmål Østerrike-Ungarn
  • Østerrike-Ungarnformer country in Central Europe
Polish Austro-Węgry
  • Austro-Węgryformer country in Central Europe
Portuguese Áustria-Hungria
  • Áustria-Hungriaformer country in Central Europe
Romanian Austro-Ungaria
  • Austro-Ungariaformer country in Central Europe
Russian А́встро-Ве́нгрия
  • А́встро-Ве́нгрия (Ávstro-Véngrija)former country in Central Europe
Slovak Rakúsko-Uhorsko
  • Rakúsko-Uhorskoformer country in Central Europe
Spanish Austria-Hungría
  • Austria-Hungríaformer country in Central Europe
Swedish Österrike-Ungern
  • Österrike-Ungernformer country in Central Europe
Thai จักรวรรดิออสเตรีย-ฮังการี
  • จักรวรรดิออสเตรีย-ฮังการี (jàk-grà-wàt ɔ́ɔs-dtriia-hang-gaa-rîi)former country in Central Europe
Turkish Avusturya-Macaristan
  • Avusturya-Macaristanformer country in Central Europe
Ukrainian А́встро-Уго́рщина
  • А́встро-Уго́рщина (Ávstro-Uhórščyna)former country in Central Europe
Urdu آسْٹْرِیا-مَجارِسْتان
  • آسْٹْرِیا-مَجارِسْتان (āsṭriyā-majāristān)former country in Central Europe
Vietnamese Đế quốc Áo-Hung
  • Đế quốc Áo-Hungformer country in Central Europe
Yiddish עסטרײַך־אונגאַרן
  • עסטרײַך־אונגאַרן (estraykh-ungarn)former country in Central Europe
Cite this entry
APA

Austria-Hungary. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Austria-Hungary

MLA

“Austria-Hungary.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Austria-Hungary. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Austria-Hungary,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Austria-Hungary.

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