Austrian
- noun
- /ˈɔstrɪən/
- 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.
- I mean, whereas the Austrians pretended that Hitler conquered them.
- Which brings us to another key point made by Austrians.
- The Germans, the Russians, the Austrians, the Italians, all of those have been handing out condoms.
- And the Austrian said that a few weeks earlier he had met in New York with Michael Flynn.
- It's, it's the the Swiss, the Germans, the Austrians, the Russians, and none of them have a a clue compared to the Japanese.
- And one of the problems was that the Austrians could not tell the difference between the Poles and the Crimean Tatars, right?
- Let's set this aside and get into probably every Austrians favorite.
Examples
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I am the only Austrian to present, which means without me... the talks will be substandard.
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...is a guy called Christopher Waltz, an Austrian.
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You are neither an Austrian, nor a German, nor a professor.
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Due to safety concerns before the race, the Austrian had said he would not take part, but in the end he did.
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And what about the Austrian?
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Yes, and I'm just an Austrian.
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And the Austrian said that a few weeks earlier he had met in New York with Michael Flynn.
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After a short walk, the Austrian arrived at the Episcopal residence he was seeking.
Academic text (2011) -
Rubenstein, an Austrian born in 1800.
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Baumgartner is a 43-year-old Austrian who has a reputation for being a bit of a daredevil.
Blog text (2)
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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.