war of the austrian succession

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   Prussia and Austria fought over Silesia and most of the rest of Europe took sides; 1740-1748

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Questions about war of the austrian succession

What does war of the austrian succession mean?

war of the austrian succession means "Prussia and Austria fought over Silesia and most of the rest of Europe took sides; 1740-1748".

Is war of the austrian succession a common word?

war of the austrian succession is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.