Austrasia

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UK/ɒˈstɹeɪ.ʒə/US/ɔˈstɹeɪ.ʒə/

proper noun

An early-medieval geographic region corresponding to the homeland of the Merovingian Franks in modern western Germany, northeastern France, Belgium and parts of the Netherlands. Capital: Metz.

OriginLatin Austrasia ← Proto-West Germanic *austr →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. An early-medieval geographic region corresponding to the homeland of the Merovingian Franks in modern western Germany, northeastern France, Belgium and parts of the Netherlands. Capital: Metz.

Origin

  1. Proto-West Germanic*austr
  2. LatinAustrasia
  3. EnglishAustrasia

From Latin Austrasia, from Austrasii + -ia. Austrasii, referring to the eastern Franks, is a Latinization of Frankish *Austerliudi, meaning "eastern folk"; see ostar and liuti. Alternatively, *Oster-rike has been suggested, meaning "eastern kingdom"; see Proto-West Germanic *austr and *rīkī.

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Translations

French Austrasie
  • Austrasieregion
German Austrasien, Austrien
  • Austrasienregion
  • Austrienregion
Latin Austrasia
  • Austrasiaregion
Polish Austrazja
  • Austrazjaregion
Portuguese Austrásia
  • Austrásiaregion
Spanish Austrasia
  • Austrasiaregion
Swedish Austrasien
  • Austrasienregion
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APA

Austrasia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Austrasia

MLA

“Austrasia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Austrasia. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Austrasia,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Austrasia.

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