| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| SYLLABICATION: | Aus·tri·a |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  ô str - |
| A landlocked country of central Europe. Settled by Celtic tribes, the region was conquered (15 b.c.–a.d. 10) by the Romans and later (8th century) by Charlemagne, who made it a border state of the Carolingian Empire. In the 13th century, Austria passed to the Hapsburg family and remained the core of their vast holdings until the dissolution of Austria-Hungary in 1918, when Austria became a republic. Annexed by Adolf Hitler in 1938, Austria regained full sovereignty in 1955. Vienna is the capital and the largest city. Population: 8,031,000. | | OTHER FORMS: | Austri·an —ADJECTIVE & NOUN
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