Central Europe UK /ˈsɛntɹəl ˈjʊəɹəp/US /ˈsɛntɹəl ˈjʊɹəp/ noun1 •A geographic region in the center of Europe, usually including Austria, Switzerland, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia, Croatia and Germany.Western Christendom's centuries-long confrontation with the Oriental and Islamic empire of the Ottoman Turks also helped define Central Europe as a cultural and historical region. — 1996
