English

Central Europe

Proper noun

Central Europe

1. A geographic region in the center of Europe, usually including the former Austro-Hungarian states, some parts of Poland, and Germany.
   • 1996 — Lonnie R. Johnson, Central Europe: Enemies, Neighbors, Friends, p. 4

     Western Christendom's centuries-long confrontation with the Oriental and Islamic empire of the Ottoman Turks also helped define Central Europe as a cultural and historical region.

Usage notes

The boundaries of Central Europe are not precise, and vary with the person discussing it. However, it can be roughly defined as bordered on the west by France and the Low Countries, on the east by the political boundaries of the former Soviet Union, on the north by the Baltic Sea, and on the south by Italy and the Adriatic.

Quotations

• For usage examples of this term, see Citations:Central Europe.

Derived terms

• Central European

Translations

See also

• Central Europe on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Eastern Europe
• Western Europe
• Northern Europe
• Southern Europe