austerlitz | ||
1. | [ noun ] (government,geography) a town in the Czech Republic; site of the Battle of Austerlitz in 1805 | |
Related terms: | town czech_republic | |
2. | [ noun ] (military) a decisive battle during the Napoleonic campaigns (1805); the French under Napoleon defeated the Russian armies of Czar Alexander I and the Austrian armies of Emperor Francis II | |
Synonyms: | battle_of_Austerlitz | |
Related terms: | pitched_battle Czechoslovakia Napoleonic_Wars | |
Similar spelling: |
austerity Austria austral austere Austrian Australia austerely auctorial asteriated Australian |