Meaning of K and K | Babel Free
Definitions
Imperial and royal, with reference to the Habsburg monarchy, especially as rulers of Austria-Hungary.
historical, not-comparable
Equivalents
Deutsch
k. u. k.
Examples
“According to him and other critics who fashioned the concept of a German-Jewish symbiosis to describe⟳ the close⟳ ties between Central European Jewish and Gentile culture, the k. and k. monarchy was imbued with Jewish thought and tradition.”
“And the dead man was kept alive in the loyal memory of his widow, the model⟳ of a husband, fallen in the service of the Emperor and the K-and-K postal service.”
CEFR level
C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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