Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (1)
1. 
 a mountainous republic in central Europe; 
 under the Habsburgs (1278-1918) Austria maintained control of the Holy Roman Empire and was a leader in European politics until the 19th century; 
[syn: Austria, Republic of Austria, Oesterreich]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Republic of Austria
    n 1: a mountainous republic in central Europe; under the
         Habsburgs (1278-1918) Austria maintained control of the
         Holy Roman Empire and was a leader in European politics
         until the 19th century [syn: Austria, Republic of
         Austria, Oesterreich]