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austral

adj · name · noun · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /ˈɒstɹəl/
  • /ˈɔːstɹəl/
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  • rhymes with -ɒstɹəl
  • CMU ARPABET: AO1 S T R AH0 L Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Of, relating to, or coming from the south.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • an austral migrant

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2

name

Meaning 2

A Polynesian language spoken on the Austral Islands of French Polynesia.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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3

name

Meaning 3

A suburb of Sydney in the Liverpool council area, New South Wales, Australia.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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4

noun

Meaning 4

A former currency of Argentina. Its symbol was ₳.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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5

adjective satellite

Meaning 5

of the south or coming from the south

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • sailed the austral seas

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6

noun

Meaning 6

the basic unit of money in Argentina; equal to 100 centavos

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: Argentine monetary unit

History

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 australisbor. English austral Borrowed from Latin australis (“southern”).

From Spanish austral, from Latin australis.

Across languages

Translations

21 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: южен (južen) — of, relating to, or coming from the south
  • Catalan: austral — of, relating to, or coming from the south
  • Czech: polední — of, relating to, or coming from the south
  • Czech: jižní — of, relating to, or coming from the south
  • Czech: jihozemský — of, relating to, or coming from the south
  • Finnish: eteläinen — of, relating to, or coming from the south
  • French: austral — of, relating to, or coming from the south
  • German: südlich — of, relating to, or coming from the south
  • Ido: australa — of, relating to, or coming from the south
  • Italian: australe — of, relating to, or coming from the south
  • Polish: południowy — of, relating to, or coming from the south
  • Portuguese: austral — of, relating to, or coming from the south
  • Russian: ю́жный (júžnyj) — of, relating to, or coming from the south
  • Spanish: austral — of, relating to, or coming from the south
  • Turkish: güney — of, relating to, or coming from the south
  • French: austral — currency
  • Italian: australe — currency
  • Polish: austral — currency
  • Portuguese: austral — currency
  • Russian: аустра́ль (austrálʹ) — currency
  • Spanish: austral — currency