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HAPSBURG
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Hapsburg mean?
• HAPSBURG (noun)
The noun HAPSBURG has 1 sense:
1. a royal German family that provided rulers for several European states and wore the crown of the Holy Roman Empire from 1440 to 1806
Familiarity information: HAPSBURG used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A royal German family that provided rulers for several European states and wore the crown of the Holy Roman Empire from 1440 to 1806
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Synonyms:
Habsburg; Hapsburg
Hypernyms ("Hapsburg" is a kind of...):
dynasty (a sequence of powerful leaders in the same family)
royal family; royal house; royal line; royalty (royal persons collectively)
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