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Central Powers
A Dictionary of Contemporary World History
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Central Powers The term used for the co-belligerents in World War I, Germany and
Austria-Hungary, as they were engulfed by their opponents, Russia to the east, and Britain, France, Belgium, and Luxemburg to the west. It is often extended to include their partners, the
Ottoman Empire and Bulgaria.
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