Mitteleuropanoun [ U ]
/ˌmɪt.əl.jʊə.ˈrəʊ.pə//mɪt̬.əl.jʊrˈoʊ.pə/the countries of Central Europe, when they are considered as a cultural unit:
Mitteleuropa can be loosely defined as the former Habsburg empire, whose capital was Vienna.
Mitteleuropean
adjective /ˌmɪt.əl.jʊə.rəˈpiː.ən//mɪt̬.əl.jʊr.əˈpiː.ən/
Mitteleuropean writers such as Joseph Roth and Stefan Zweig