Anti-Austrian sentiment (also known as Austrophobia) refers to hostile sentiment toward the nation of

Austria Austria, , bar, Östareich officially the Republic of Austria, is a country in the southern part of Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine states, one of which is the capital, Vienna, the most populous ...

and/or its people. In the English-speaking world, Anti-Austrian sentiment is sometimes associated with an

Anti-German sentiment Anti-German sentiment (also known as Anti-Germanism, Germanophobia or Teutophobia) is opposition to or fear of Germany, its inhabitants, its culture, or its language. Its opposite is Germanophilia. Anti-German sentiment largely began wit ...

. Articles in the ''

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'' regularly advocated anti-German sentiments throughout the 20th century, telling their readers to refuse service at restaurants by Austrian or German waiters on the claim that they were spies. The newspaper also told its readers that if a German-sounding waiter claimed to be Swiss, then they should demand to see the waiter's passport.Philipp Blom. ''The Vertigo Years: Change and Culture in the West, 1900–1914''. Basic Books, 2010. Pp. 181.

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Austrian Austrian may refer to: * Austrians, someone from Austria or of Austrian descent ** Someone who is considered an Austrian citizen, see Austrian nationality law * Austrian German dialect * Something associated with the country Austria, for example: ...

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