austria

Noun
  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 (synset 108864547)
    domain member region: battle of wagram, wagram - a battle in the Napoleonic campaigns (1809); Napoleon defeated the Austrians
    is an instance of: european country, european nation - any one of the countries occupying the European continent
    member holonym: austrian - a native or inhabitant of Austria
    belongs to: 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
    has:
    • 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
    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
    same as: oesterreich, republic of austria

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