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Austrian

Austrian

56 2.6
Of Austria or its people and culture
  • adjective
  • /ˈɔːstriən/
: austríaco
  • She admired the beautiful Austrian architecture during her visit to Vienna.
  • German and Austrian
  • Austrian economist
  • Austrian shillings

I love hearing his weird Austrian gremlin accent.

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Examples

  • So this was invented by an Austrian company in Vienna.

  • So it's a lot to do with Austrian politics, Austrian economy.

  • I liked the Austrian way better.

  • A full third of the Austrian forces facing him had been captured.

  • For three centuries, they lived under Austrian rule, then German and Russian occupation.

    Fiction book (1990)
  • I've been driving through every village between here and the Austrian border.

  • The institutionalized study of the United States at Austrian universities is of relatively recent date.

    Academic text (1999)
  • Before proceeding, it would be helpful to discuss what the Austrian Empire actually was.

  • Jen's going to help us, and we're going to eat some Austrian food, including Wiener.

  • The desire to avoid military service in the Austrian army motivated some young males to emigrate.

    Academic text (1996)

Compounds

Austrian winter pea
  • Specialized
1 6.6

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

1 8.2

Money used in Austria before the euro

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

Surface Forms

Austrian positive

Morphology

Austrian = Austria (transparent) = Austria + an

The adjectival form is a direct and productive derivation from the country name using '-an', so learners can readily infer the meaning.

Etymology

Austrian describing things from Austria comes from the country name Österreich, from old German Ost- 'east' and -reich 'realm' or 'kingdom'. That's why Austrian means 'of or about Austria'.