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Habsburg

habs·burg

UK/ˈhæps.bɜːɹɡ/ US/ˈhæpsbɜrɡ/ uncommon

noun

1.

a royal German family that provided rulers for several European states and wore the crown of the Holy Roman Empire from 1440 to 1806

Synonyms

Origin

Borrowed from German Habsburg, according to legend from Habichtsburg (“hawk's castle”) (Habicht (“hawk”) + Burg (“castle”)).

Phrases

  • Habsburg jaw
  • Habsburg lip
  • Habsburg Monarchy

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