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Austrian

Austrian

6 2.4
A person who comes from Austria
  • noun
  • /ˈɔstrɪən/
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  • She is proud to be an Austrian and shares stories about her hometown in Vienna.

I mean, whereas the Austrians pretended that Hitler conquered them.

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Examples

  • I am the only Austrian to present, which means without me... the talks will be substandard.

  • ...is a guy called Christopher Waltz, an Austrian.

  • You are neither an Austrian, nor a German, nor a professor.

  • Due to safety concerns before the race, the Austrian had said he would not take part, but in the end he did.

  • And what about the Austrian?

  • Yes, and I'm just an Austrian.

  • And the Austrian said that a few weeks earlier he had met in New York with Michael Flynn.

    GQ
  • After a short walk, the Austrian arrived at the Episcopal residence he was seeking.

    Academic text (2011)
  • Rubenstein, an Austrian born in 1800.

  • Baumgartner is a 43-year-old Austrian who has a reputation for being a bit of a daredevil.

    Blog text (2)

Compounds

8.2

Money used in Austria before the euro

Austrian winter pea
  • Specialized
6.6

A plant grown in cool areas to feed animals and improve soil

A European war from 1740 to 1748 about who should rule Austria

Surface Forms

Austrian singular
Austrians plural

Morphology

Austrian = Austria (transparent) = Austria + an

The national/adjectival suffix '-an' added to the country name forms a straightforward, productive nationality/adjective, which learners can easily predict.

Etymology

Austrian comes from the country name Österreich, an old German term made of Ost- meaning 'east' and -reich meaning 'realm' or 'kingdom'. So an Austrian is someone from the 'eastern realm', which explains why the word means a person from Austria.