Austerlitz

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from German Austerlitz, perhaps from an earlier Neusedlitz, borrowed from an old Czech name Novosedlice. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈɔːstəlɪts/, /ˈaʊstəlɪts/ (US) IPA(key): /ˈɔstɚlɪts/, /ˈaʊstɚlɪts/ === Proper noun === Austerlitz Former name of Slavkov u Brna, Czech Republic. The site of Napoleon's victory over the combined Russian and Austrian armies in 1805. ==== Translations ==== == Dutch == === Etymology === First attested as Austerlitz in 1806. Borrowed from German Austerlitz, the German name of Slavkov u Brna. Louis Napoleon gave the village this name after Napoleon won a victory there against Austria and Russia. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɑu̯.stərˌlits/ Hyphenation: Aus‧ter‧litz === Proper noun === Austerlitz n a village in Zeist, Utrecht, Netherlands ==== Derived terms ==== Austerlitzer === References === van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), “Austerlitz”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN == German == === Etymology === Perhaps from an earlier Neusedlitz, borrowed from an old Czech name Novosedlice. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈaʊ̯stɐlɪt͡s/ === Proper noun === Austerlitz n (proper noun, strong, genitive Austerlitz') former name of Slavkov u Brna, Czech Republic. The site of Napoleon's victory over the combined Russian and Austrian armies in 1805.