House of Hapsburg

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• house — n., adj. /hows/; v. /howz/, n., pl. houses /how ziz/, v., housed, housing, adj. n. 1. a building in which people live; residence for human beings. 2. a household. 3. (often cap.) a family, including ancestors and descendants: the great houses of… …   Universalium

• house — I. noun /haʊs / (say hows) (plural houses /haʊzəz / (say howzuhz)) 1. a building for people to live in, usually one which is self contained and designed for a single family. 2. a place of lodgement, rest, etc., as of an animal. 3. a household. 4 …  

• house — n., adj. [[t]haʊs[/t]] v. [[t]haʊz[/t]] n. pl. hous•es [[t]ˈhaʊ zɪz[/t]] v. housed, hous•ing, adj. 1) a building in which people live; residence 2) a household 3) (often cap.) a family, including ancestors and descendants: the House of… …   From formal English to slang

• house*/*/*/ — [haʊs] (plural houses [ˈhaʊzɪz] ) noun I 1) [C] a building for living in, usually where only one family lives a three bedroom house[/ex] We re moving house (= going to live in a different house) at the end of the month.[/ex] 2) [singular] the… …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

• House of Habsburg — Habsburg redirects here. For the House of Habsburg Lorraine, please see House of Lorraine. For other uses, please see Habsburg (disambiguation). House of Habsburg Country Austria, Holy Roman Empire, Spain Italy …   Wikipedia

• Hapsburg, house of —    One of the major ruling houses of Europe whose history dates back to the 11th century. Their name derives from the Habichtsburg Castle in the former Duchy of Swabia, now Switzerland, where the family originated. In 1273, the Hapsburgs attained …   Dictionary of Renaissance art

• HAPSBURG or HABSBURG, HOUSE OF —    a famous royal house which has played a leading part in the history of Continental Europe from its foundation in the 12th century by Albert, Count of Hapsburg, and which is represented to day by the Imperial family of Austria. Representatives… …   The Nuttall Encyclopaedia

• house — house1 [ haus ] (plural houses [ hauzəz ] ) noun *** ▸ 1 building for living in ▸ 2 company/organization ▸ 3 restaurant/hotel etc. ▸ 4 area for audience ▸ 5 type of music ▸ 6 used in building names ▸ 7 old important family ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) count… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• house */*/*/ — I UK [haʊs] / US noun Word forms house : singular house plural houses UK [ˈhaʊzɪz] / US [ˈhaʊzəz] 1) a) [countable] a building for living in, usually where only one family lives I d love a house with a garden. a three bedroom house move house (=… …   English dictionary

• Hapsburg — or Habsburg adjective Etymology: Habsburg, Aargau, Switzerland Date: circa 1861 of or relating to the German royal house to which belong the rulers of Austria from 1278 to 1918, the rulers of Spain from 1516 to 1700, and many of the Holy Roman… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• Hapsburg — noun a royal German family that provided rulers for several European states and wore the crown of the Holy Roman Empire from 1440 to 1806 • Syn: ↑Habsburg • Hypernyms: ↑dynasty, ↑royalty, ↑royal family, ↑royal line, ↑royal house …   Useful english dictionary