Central Powers

pl n (Historical Terms) European history a. (before World War I) Germany, Italy, and Austria-Hungary after they were linked by the Triple Alliance in 1882b. (during World War I) Germany and Austria-Hungary, together with their allies Turkey and Bulgaria

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Central Powers - in World War I the alliance of Germany and Austria-Hungary and other nations allied with them in opposing the Alliesalignment, alinement, coalition, alliance - an organization of people (or countries) involved in a pact or treaty

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1914–18, also known as the Great War, conflict, chiefly in Europe, among most of the great Western powers. It was the largest war the world had yet seen.
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the coalition, comprising Germany, Austria-Hungary, Turkey, and Bulgaria, that opposed the Allied Powers and their supporters in World War I. The coalition was formed when Turkey (in 1914) and Bulgaria (in 1915) joined the Dual Alliance of Austria-Hungary and Germany, which had been created by the Austro-German Agreement of 1879.

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in World War I, the alliance of Hungary, Germany, Bulgaria, and Turkey. [Eur. Hist.: NCE, 493]See: Cooperation

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noun in World War I the alliance of Germany and Austria-Hungary and other nations allied with them in opposing the Allies

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