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Definition: Austerlitz

Part of Speech Definition
Noun 1. A town in Czech Republic; site of the battle of Austerlitz in 1805.[Wordnet]
2. 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.[Wordnet].

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Date "Austerlitz" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1787. (references)

Common Expressions: Austerlitz

Expressions Definition
Austerlitz (Netherlands) Austerlitz is a town of about 1550 inhabitants, and is located in the Dutch municipality of Zeist. It was named after the Battle of Austerlitz. (references)
Austerlitz (novel) Austerlitz is the final novel of W. G. Sebald, published in 2001. It is one of the most significant German language works of fiction for the period since the Second World War. (references)
Battle of Austerlitz 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. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
Order of Battle at the Austerlitz campaign The French army was under the supreme command of Emperor Napoleon, with Marshal Louis Alexandre Berthier as his chief of staff. The overall strength of the French army during the battle is estimated to have been about 73,000 men of all arms and 139 artillery pieces. This number also includes three battalions of men which made up the Army's train d'artillerie. (references)

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Extended Definition: Austerlitz

Austerlitz

Austerlitz may refer to:

People

  • Austerlitz (family)
  • Fred Astaire, born Frederick Austerlitz
  • Robert Austerlitz (1923 - 1994), linguist, specialist in the Proto-Finno-Ugric language

History

  • Battle of Austerlitz

Places

  • Austerlitz (Netherlands)
  • Austerlitz, New York, United States of America
  • Another name for Slavkov u Brna, Czech Republic, giving its name to the Battle of Austerlitz
  • Gare d'Austerlitz, Paris, France

Culture

  • Austerlitz (film)
  • Austerlitz (novel)

Distinguish from

Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia; from the article "Austerlitz". Image Credit.
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Topics by Level of Interest: Austerlitz

Topics sorted by level of Interest Level (1=low, 600=high)     Topics sorted Alphabetically Level (1=low, 600=high)
Battle of Austerlitz 61     Austerlitz 27
Austerlitz 27     Austerlitz (family) 6
Order of Battle at the Austerlitz campaign 20     Austerlitz (film) 2
Austerlitz (Netherlands) 9     Austerlitz (Netherlands) 9
Austerlitz (novel) 7     Austerlitz (novel) 7
Austerlitz (family) 6     Battle of Austerlitz 61
French ship Austerlitz (1852) 5     French ship Austerlitz (1852) 5
Robert Austerlitz 5     Napoleon at Austerlitz 4
Napoleon at Austerlitz 4     Order of Battle at the Austerlitz campaign 20
Austerlitz (film) 2     Robert Austerlitz 5

Source: the editor, created by/for EVE to gauge likely levels of human interest in linguistically triggered topics (compiled across various sources, such as Wikipedia and specialty expression glosses).

Synonyms: Austerlitz
Position Synonyms (sorted by strength)

Noun

 town.
Consider also: city, township, borough, townspeople, village, townsfolk.

Expression

 battle of Austerlitz.
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