REPUBLIC OF AUSTRIA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Republic of Austria mean? 

• REPUBLIC OF AUSTRIA (noun)
  The noun REPUBLIC OF AUSTRIA has 1 sense:

1. a mountainous republic in central Europe; under the Habsburgs (1278-1918) Austria maintained control of the Holy Roman Empire and was a leader in European politics until the 19th century

  Familiarity information: REPUBLIC OF AUSTRIA used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• REPUBLIC OF AUSTRIA (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A mountainous republic in central Europe; under the Habsburgs (1278-1918) Austria maintained control of the Holy Roman Empire and was a leader in European politics until the 19th century

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Synonyms:

Austria; Oesterreich; Republic of Austria

Instance hypernyms:

European country; European nation (any one of the countries occupying the European continent)

Meronyms (parts of "Republic of Austria"):

Tirol; Tyrol (a picturesque mountainous province of western Austria and northern Italy)

Austrian capital; capital of Austria; Vienna (the capital and largest city of Austria; located on the Danube in northeastern Austria; was the home of Beethoven and Brahms and Haydn and Mozart and Schubert and Strauss)

Graz (an industrial city is southeastern Austria)

Lentia; Linz (city in northern Austria on the Danube; noted as a cultural center)

Salzburg (city in western Austria; a music center and birthplace of Mozart)

Innsbruck (city in southwestern Austria; known as a summer and winter resort)

Wagram (a town in northeastern Austria)

Alps; the Alps (a large mountain system in south-central Europe; scenic beauty and winter sports make them a popular tourist attraction)

Brenner Pass (an Alpine mountain pass connecting Innsbruck in Austria with Bolzano in Italy that has long been a route for trade and for invasions)

Danau; Danube; Danube River (the 2nd longest European river (after the Volga); flows from southwestern Germany to the Black Sea)

Tyrolean Alps (a popular tourist area in the Tyrol)

Meronyms (members of "Republic of Austria"):

Austrian (a native or inhabitant of Austria)

Domain member region:

battle of Wagram; Wagram (a battle in the Napoleonic campaigns (1809); Napoleon defeated the Austrians)

Holonyms ("Republic of Austria" is a part of...):

Europe (the 2nd smallest continent (actually a vast peninsula of Eurasia); the British use 'Europe' to refer to all of the continent except the British Isles)

Holonyms ("Republic of Austria" is a member of...):

Common Market; EC; EEC; EU; Europe; European Community; European Economic Community; European Union (an international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members)