Neustria
Meanings
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- The western part of the Frankish empire, corresponding roughly to modern-day northern France.
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Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin Neustria. An origin from *Ni-oster-rike, meaning "northeastern kingdom" or "not the eastern kingdom" has been proposed; see Proto-West Germanic *austr and *rīkī, also Gothic and Proto-Norse ni. For further origins, compare Austrasia.
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