Definition of Strauss in English:


proper noun

  • 1The name of two Austrian composers.

    2. 1.2Johann(1825–99), son of Strauss the Elder; known as Strauss the Younger. He became known as ‘the waltz king’, composing many famous waltzes, such as The Blue Danube (1867). He is also noted for the operetta Die Fledermaus (1874).