Metternichian
/ˌmɛtəˈnɪkɪən/ /ˌmɛtəˈnɪxɪən/(also Metternichean) Chiefly Politics
adjective
Of, relating to, or characteristic of Metternich or his policies, especially that of maintaining international order through a sustainable balance of power.
Origin
Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Age. From the name of Prince Klemens Wenzel Nepomuk Lothar von Metternich-Winneburg-Beilstein, Austrian statesman + -ian. With form Metternichean compare -ean.
- pitchman
- pitch mark
- pitch meter
- pitch-notation
- pitch note
- pitch of the ball
- pitch-oil
- pitch opal
- pitchout
- pitch-penny
- pitch-perfect
- pitch phoneme
- pitch pine
- pitch pipe
- pitch-plaster
- pitch point
- pitchpole
- pitch polisher
- pitch pot
- pitch shifter
- pitch shot
- pitchside
- pitch someone/thing against
- pitch something up (or pitch up)
- lead the way