Springtime of Nations

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释义与例句

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  1. 1.

    A period, sometimes confounded with the Age of Revolution in Europe and/or the pre-March era (Vormärz) specifically in Germany; variously beginning in 1789 (the French Revolution) or (in Germany) either in 1815 (German Confederation) or 1830 (French July Revolution) and leading up to the Revolutions of 1848.

  2. 2.

    A period from 1848-49 (Revolutions of 1848) characterised by political upheavals throughout Europe which aimed to replace monarchies with independent nation-states.

    1964, book review in Quarterly Review of Scientific Publications, Issues 25-32, Polish Academy of Sciences, page 48, Literary life in Silesia is portrayed in the period from 1806 (the date of the final annexation of Silesia by Prussia) until 1849 (the end of the Springtime of Nations).

  3. 3.

    A general term for similar revolutions in recent times; cf. Arab Spring