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Central Powers

noun

In World War I the alliance of Germany and Austria-Hungary and other nations allied with them in opposing the Allies.

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... entire man; if it is beaten and does not beat, it is like cleaning a chimney by setting it on fire; it is perilous but thorough. Then the effort to throw off the disease often quickens and purifies and corroborates the central powers of life; the flame burns more clearly; there is a cleanness, so to speak, about all the wheels of life. Moreover, it is a warning, and makes a man meditate on his bed, and resolve to pull up; and it warns his friends, and likewise, if he is a clergyman, his people, who ...

— Spare Hours • John Brown

Words linked to "Central Powers" : alignment, alinement, alliance, coalition