English Explanatory Dictionary

austral

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of, relating to, or coming from the south.
noun
  1. A former currency of Argentina. Its symbol was ₳.
name
  1. A Polynesian language spoken on the Austral Islands of French Polynesia.
  2. A suburb of Sydney in the Liverpool council area, New South Wales, Australia.

Pronunciation

/ˈɒstɹəl/ /ˈɔːstɹəl/ en-us-austral.ogg en-au-austral.ogg

Word forms

austral more austral most austral australs

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ews- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₂éwss? Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Indo-European *h₂éwsteros Proto-Italic *austeros Latin auster Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -alis Latin austrālisbor. English austral Borrowed from Latin australis (“southern”).

Synonyms

meridional southern

Antonyms

boreal septentrional northern

Related words

oriental occidental Australian aurora australis Austral English Lower Austral Upper Austral Wiktionary’s coverage of Austral terms

Derived words

austral blackbird austral conure Austral Eden Austral Island Austral Islands australize australly austral parakeet
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