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OESTERREICH
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I. (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
Synonyms:
Austria; Oesterreich; Republic of Austria
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Instance hypernyms:
European country; European nation (any one of the countries occupying the European continent)
Meronyms (parts of "Oesterreich"):
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 "Oesterreich"):
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 ("Oesterreich" 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 ("Oesterreich" 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)
