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 | law pol. national {adj} [dimensioned for or valid in all Austria or Germany] | 29 bundeseinheitlich | |
| archi. hist. philos. Josephinian {adj} [pertaining to the era of Joseph II. in Austria] | 15 josephinistisch | |
| [acronym for Germany (D), Austria (A), Switzerland (CH) and South Tyrol (S)] | DACHS [Kunstwort für Deutschland, Österreich, Schweiz und Südtirol] | |
| [Acronym used to represent the dominant states of the German speaking area: Germany (D), Austria (A), Switzerland (CH)] | DACH [Kunstwort für Deutschland, Österreich und die Schweiz] | |
| [Acronym used to represent the dominant states of the German speaking area: Germany (D), Austria (A), Switzerland (CH)] | D-A-CH [Kunstwort für Deutschland, Österreich und die Schweiz] | |
| Verbs |
| [to press one's thumbs / thumb (for sb.)] [literally] [hand gesture in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Sweden, etc., meaning to keep one's fingers crossed (for sb.)] | (jdm.) die / den Daumen halten [ugs.] [Redensart] | |
| Nouns |
| gastr. [type of meat loaf found in Austria and parts of Germany and Switzerland] | 1847 Leberkäse {m} | |
| admin. state [in Germany or Austria] | 339 Bundesland {n} | |
| admin. state [in Germany or Austria] | 54 Land {n} [Bundesland] | |
| archi. art Lüftlmalerei [kind of trompe l'oeil on houses in Bavaria, Austria, etc.] | 13 Lüftlmalerei {f} [auch: Lüftelmalerei] | |
| hist. the Compromise [1867 between Greater Austria and Greater Hungary] | 11 Ausgleich {m} [1867 zwischen Österreich und Ungarn] | |
| insur. med. [non SHI-accredited doctor of your choice, whose bill gets fully or in part paid by your health insurance in Austria] | 9 Wahlarzt {m} [österr.] | |
| econ. hist. spec. Methodenstreit [methodological debate in economics in Germany and Austria, 1880-1900] | 9 Methodenstreit {m} [Carl Menger, Gustav von Schmoller] | |
| geogr. oenol. TrVocab. [line of thermal springs in Lower Austria, wine and spa region] | 7 Thermenlinie {f} | |
| admin. law [public ombudsman in Austria] | 7 Volksanwalt {m} | |
| gastr. oenol. [an eighth of a litre of wine, usual order in Austria] [Br.] | 6 Achterl {n} [österr.] [auch: Achtel] | |
| hist. scrip [treated as sg.] [occupation money after WW II in Germany and Austria] | 6 Dollarscrips {pl} [Spezialgeld für die amerik. Besatzungstruppe nach 1945] | |
| educ. [worst mark / grade in Austria] | 5 Fünfer {m} [nicht genügend] | |
| educ. sports ["penguin": early swimmer badge in Austria] | Pinguin {m} [Frühschwimmerabzeichen in Österreich] | |
| oenol. [a quarter of a litre of wine, usual order in Austria] | Vierterl {n} [österr.] [auch: Viertel] | |
| rail [a type of regional train in Germany (abbrev. RE), Luxembourg (also abbrev. RE) and Austria (abbrev. REX)] | Regionalexpress® {m} <RE®> | |
| archi. [architectural style of the era of Joseph II in Austria ] | Josephinischer Stil {m} | |
| hist. [Austria after the collapse of the Habsburg empire] | Restösterreich {n} | |
| admin. [branch of local police department responsible for food safety in Austria, Switzerland] | Lebensmittelpolizei {f} [(amtliche) Lebensmittelüberwachung in Österreich und der Schweiz] | |
| hist. [clause in the Treaty of Saint-Germain-en-Laye prohibiting the unification of Austria and Germany] | Anschlussverbot {n} | |
| [consumer advocacy group in Austria] | Verein {m} für Konsumenteninformation <VKI> [österr.] | |
| ethn. [Croatian minority in Austria] | Burgenlandkroaten {pl} | |
| law pol. [decentralising of administrative tasks in Austria from the federal level to state levels] | Verländerung {f} [österr.] | |
| educ. [elected representative of all pupils / students in Austria] | Bundesschulsprecher {m} [österr.] | |
| hist. [era after the March Revolution of 1848 / 1849 in Germany and Austria] | Nachmärz {m} | |
| gastr. [ersatz rum, traditionally produced in Austria] | Inländer-Rum {m} | |
| hist. [euphemism for the invasion of Austria by the German army in 1938, literally "flower campaign"] | Blumenfeldzug {m} [Euphemismus für den Einmarsch der Wehrmacht in Österreich 1938] | |
| [fraternity type catholic student association in Austria] | Österreichischer Cartellverband {m} <ÖCV> [ugs. in Ö: <CV>] [österr.] | |
| theatre [honorary or professional title for actors in Austria] | Kammerschauspieler {m} <Ksch.> | |
| mus. [honorary title for a distinguished instrumentalist in Austria and Germany] | Kammermusiker {m} | |
| [honorary title for a teacher in Austria] | Studienrat {m} <StR> [österr.] [nur Ehrentitel] | |
| mus. [honorary title for female singers in Germany and Austria] | Kammersängerin {f} <Ks.> | |
| [honorary title in Austria] | Professor {m} [österr.] [Ehrentitel] | |
| educ. [inofficial title and address for a grammar school teacher in Austria] | Professor {m} [österr. auch für: Gymnasiallehrer] | |
| pol. [institutionalized co-operation between the representations of employers and labour in Austria] | Sozialpartnerschaft {f} [österr.] | |
| cloth. [knee-high stockings, worn with the national / traditional costume, e.g. in Bavaria, Austria, Switzerland] | Trachtenstrümpfe {pl} | |
| acad. [law on university organisation in Austria] | Universitäts-Organisationsgesetz {n} <UOG> | |
| mus. relig. [Lutheran hymn book for Germany, Alsace-Lorraine, and Austria since 1993/1996] | Evangelisches Gesangbuch {n} <EG> | |
| pol. [member of the Government in one of the States of Austria] | Landesrat {m} [Österreich] | |
| hist. [Nazi name for Austria] | Ostmark {f} | |
| [nickname for Austria] | Alpenrepublik {f} | |
| mus. [non-commercial event with folk musicians in Southern Germany and Austria] | Hoagascht {m} [südd.] [österr.] | |
| ling. [official dictionary of the German language in Austria] | Österreichisches Wörterbuch {n} <ÖWB> [amtlich] | |
| relig. [official name of Jewish religious communities in Austria] | Israelitische Kultusgemeinde {f} <IKG> [österr.] | |
| educ. [one week school holidays in February in Austria] | Semesterferien {pl} [österr.] [einwöchige Schulhalbjahresferien im Februar] | |
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