Hapsburg
pronunciation
How to pronounce Hapsburg in British English:
UK [ˈhæpsbə:ɡ]
How to pronounce Hapsburg in American English:
US [ˈhæpsˌbɚrɡ, ˈhɑpsˌbʊrk]
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- Noun:
- a royal German family that provided rulers for several European states and wore the crown of the Holy Roman Empire from 1440 to 1806
Word Origin
- Hapsburg
- European dynasty, from German Habsburg, from the name of a castle on the Aar in Switzerland, originally Habichtsburg, literally "Hawk's Castle."
Example
- 1. For centuries , prague 's cultural life has depended on relations with its hapsburg rulers .
- 2. A nation often caught between ruling empires ( ottoman , hapsburg , nazi , socialist ) , croatia uniquely combines a slavic heart with a mediterranean soul .
- 3. She also land-grabs like a hapsburg duke .
- 4. Venezuela has exported oil since the 16th century , when the mother of the hapsburg emperor , charles v , had some shipped to spain to treat his crippling gout .
- 5. He felt that the hour of dissolution of the hapsburg monarchy would be the beginning of the redemption of the german nation , so he wanted to get away from austria and into germany , where the active work toward the anschluss would have to be done .