English Explanatory Dictionary

Metternichian

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of or relating to Klemens von Metternich (1773–1859), politician and statesman of Rhenish extraction and one of the most important diplomats of his era, serving as the Foreign Minister of the Austrian Empire from 1809 until the liberal revolutions of 1848 forced his resignation.

Word forms

Metternichian more Metternichian most Metternichian

Etymology

From Metternich + -ian.

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