Central Powers Definition & Meaning

Example Sentences

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Germany and Austria-Hungary were called the Central Powers.

From Literature

Our soldiers were on the ground in World War I fighting to stop the advancement of the Central Powers across Europe.

From Washington Times

World leaders opted for what Keynes called a “Carthaginian Peace”, designed to crush the Central Powers.

From Nature

Six years before the series starts, British Empire stand-in The Burge retreated from the fae nation of Tirnanoc, leaving it in control of The Pact, a group inspired by the World War I Central Powers.

From The Verge

After the Royal Navy threw a tight blockade around the Central Powers, in 1914, German civilians waited in line all night in the hope of buying scarce meat, butter, or bread.

From The New Yorker