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| Alps |
a high mountain range extending from southern France through Switzerland, Italy, Germany, and Austria, and into the Balkan region and Albania. |
| Anschluss |
the annexation of Austria by Nazi Germany in March, 1938. |
| archduke |
a title given to a ruling prince, esp. in the former royal families of Austria. |
| autobahn |
a superhighway in Germany or Austria; expressway. |
| Central Powers |
a World War I alliance of Germany and Austria-Hungary together with Turkey and Bulgaria. |
| chancellor |
the head of state in Austria or the Federal Republic of Germany. [1/4 definitions] |
| Czechia |
the official shortened name for the Czech Republic, a Central European republic bordered by Germany, Poland, the Slovak Republic, and Austria. |
| Czech Republic |
since 1993, a Central European republic bordered by Germany, Poland, the Slovak Republic, and Austria; formerly part of Czechoslovakia; Czechia. |
| EU |
abbreviation of "European Union," an economic and political union of twenty-seven democratic countries formed from the European Economic Community in 1993. The union currently consists of the member states Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Cyprus, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, and the United Kingdom. |
| euro |
the primary currency unit of the European Union and the sole currency, in 2022, of nineteen participating member states: Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, and Spain. One euro equals one hundred cents. Some European countries that are not members of the European Union use the euro, and certain other nations are in the process of adopting the euro. [1/2 definitions] |
| European Union |
an economic and political union of a large number of democratic countries in Europe formed in 1993 from the former European Economic Community. Additional nations have joined since 1993, and one, the United Kingdom, had been a member originally but removed itself in 2020. The European Union currently consists of the member states Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, and Sweden. Many of the countries share a common currency, the Euro. |
| German |
the language of Germany, Austria, and parts of Switzerland. [1/3 definitions] |
| Germany |
a central European country, reunited in 1990, bordered by the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, France, Switzerland, Austria, the Czech Republic, and Poland. |
| groschen |
formerly, the smaller monetary unit of Austria. (Cf. schilling.) [1/3 definitions] |
| heller |
either of two coins formerly minted, one in Germany and one in Austria. [1/2 definitions] |
| Holy Alliance |
the 1815 alliance of Austria, Prussia, and Russia, which was formed to stifle European democratic movements. |
| Hungary |
a country in central Europe between Austria and Romania. |
| Kristallnacht |
the night of November 9, 1938, also known as the "night of broken glass," during which Nazis in Germany, Austria, and other German-occupied regions of central Europe carried out countless acts of violence against Jews and Jewish property, particularly centering on the destruction and ruination of synagogues and Jewish-owned businesses. |
| krone2 |
a former silver coin and unit of currency of Austria. [1/2 definitions] |
| Liechtenstein |
a tiny central European country between Switzerland and Austria. |
| schilling |
formerly, the chief monetary unit of Austria, equaling one hundred groschen. |
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