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carinthia
/kəˈɹɪnθiə/
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What does carinthia mean?
proper noun
- The southernmost state of Austria. Capital: Klagenfurt.
- A traditional region and statistical region in northern Slovenia.
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proper noun
- (historical) A former duchy and historical region of Central Europe, now split politically between Austria and Slovenia.
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In Austria, the church of Rosenberg, in the mountains of Carinthia, was struck so frequently and with such loss of life that the peasants feared at last to attend service.
The Estates of Carniola, Carinthia, and Styria, who, before doing homage, demanded a guarantee for freedom of religion, were told that religious liberty has nothing to do with their allegiance.
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In Carinthia, thirty villages, together with all the churches, were demolished; more than a thousand corpses were drawn out of the rubbish; the city of Villach was so completely destroyed that very few of its inhabitants were saved; and when the earth ceased to tremble it was found that mountains had been moved from their positions, and that many hamlets were left in ruins.