Austro-Prussian War: Meaning and Definition of

Aus'tro-Prus'sian War'

Pronunciation: (ô'strō-prush'un), [key]
  1. the war (1866) in which Prussia, Italy, and some minor German states opposed Austria, Saxony, Hanover, and the states of southern Germany. Also called
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