Austria

Aus·tria
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/ˈɒstɹiə//ˈɔːstɹiə/UK, UK/ˈɒstɹi.ə/UK, UK, dated/ˈɔːstɹɪ.ə/

proper noun

A country in Central Europe. Official name: Republic of Austria. Capital and largest city: Vienna.

OriginLatin Austria ← Old High German Ōstarrīhhi ← Proto-West Germanic *rīkī →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A country in Central Europe. Official name: Republic of Austria. Capital and largest city: Vienna.

    Hungary, Austria and Poland are still refusing to participate in the resettlement plan, due to end in September. Other Eastern European countries, such as the Czech Republic, Bulgaria, Croatia and Slovakia, are only doing so on a limited basis, the commission said.

    2017 March 2, Eliza Mackintosh, “No more excuses on resettling refugees, European Commission warns”, in CNN

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
germany

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ews-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂éwss?
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₂éwsteros
  4. Proto-Germanic*austraz
  5. Proto-Germanic*austrą
  6. Proto-West Germanic*austr
  7. Old High Germanōstar
  8. Proto-Indo-European*h₃reǵ-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*h₃rḗǵs
  10. Proto-Celtic*rīgyom
  11. Proto-Germanic*rīkiją
  12. Proto-West Germanic*rīkī
  13. Old High Germanrīhhi
  14. Old High GermanŌstarrīhhi
  15. LatinAustria
  16. EnglishAustria

From Latin Austria, a Latinization of Old High German Ōstarrīhhi, the first element of which means "east" and stems from Proto-Germanic *austraz (“eastern”), and the second element of which is rīhhi (“realm”). See east, eastern for more. Distantly cognate to Australia: it derives from the same Proto-Indo-European root, but via Latin, where it came to mean “south” rather than “east”. Compare also Austrasia.

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Translations

Afrikaans Oostenryk
  • Oostenrykcountry in Central Europe
Arabic النَّمْسَا, النِّمْسَا
  • النَّمْسَا (an-namsā)country in Central Europe
  • النِّمْسَا (an-nimsā)country in Central Europe
  • النمسا (an-nimsa)country in Central Europe
Basque Austria
  • Austriacountry in Central Europe
Bavarian German Östareich, Estareich
  • Östareichcountry in Central Europe
  • Estareichcountry in Central Europe
Bengali অস্ট্রিয়া
  • অস্ট্রিয়া (osṭriẏa)country in Central Europe
Bulgarian А́встрия
  • А́встрия (Ávstrija)country in Central Europe
Catalan Àustria
  • Àustriacountry in Central Europe
Chinese Cantonese 奧地利 /奥地利
  • 奧地利 /奥地利 (ou³ dei⁶ lei⁶)country in Central Europe
Chinese Mandarin 奧地利 /奥地利
  • 奧地利 /奥地利 (Àodìlì)country in Central Europe
Czech Rakousko
  • Rakouskocountry in Central Europe
Danish Østrig
  • Østrigcountry in Central Europe
Dari اُتْرِیش, نَمْسَا
  • اُتْرِیش (utrīš)country in Central Europe
  • نَمْسَا (namsā)country in Central Europe
  • نَمْسَه (namsa)country in Central Europe
Dutch Oostenrijk
  • Oostenrijkcountry in Central Europe
Esperanto Aŭstrio, Aŭstrujo
  • Aŭstriocountry in Central Europe
  • Aŭstrujocountry in Central Europe
Estonian Austria
  • Austriacountry in Central Europe
Finnish Itävalta
  • Itävaltacountry in Central Europe
French Autriche
  • Autrichecountry in Central Europe
German Österreich, Öschtreich
  • Österreichcountry in Central Europe
  • Öschtreichcountry in Central Europe
  • Eschtrychcountry in Central Europe
Greek Αυστρία
  • Αυστρία (Afstría)country in Central Europe
Hawaiian ʻAukekulia
  • ʻAukekuliacountry in Central Europe
Hebrew אוֹסְטְרִיָּה
  • אוֹסְטְרִיָּה (óstriya)country in Central Europe
Hindi ऑस्ट्रिया
  • ऑस्ट्रिया (ŏsṭriyā)country in Central Europe
Hungarian Ausztria
  • Ausztriacountry in Central Europe
Icelandic Austurríki
  • Austurríkicountry in Central Europe
Indonesian Austria
  • Austriacountry in Central Europe
Iranian Persian اُتْریش, نَمْسا
  • اُتْریش (otriš)country in Central Europe
  • نَمْسا (namsâ)country in Central Europe
  • نَمْسِه (namse)country in Central Europe
Irish an Ostair
  • an Ostaircountry in Central Europe
Italian Austria
  • Austriacountry in Central Europe
Japanese オーストリア, 墺太利
  • オーストリア (Ōsutoria)country in Central Europe
  • 墺太利 (Ōsutoria)country in Central Europe
Korean 오스트리아
  • 오스트리아 (Oseuteuria)country in Central Europe
Latin Austria
  • Austriacountry in Central Europe
Latvian Austrija
  • Austrijacountry in Central Europe
Lithuanian Austrija
  • Austrijacountry in Central Europe
Malay Austria
  • Austriacountry in Central Europe
Māori Ateria
  • Ateriacountry in Central Europe
Norwegian Bokmål Østerrike
  • Østerrikecountry in Central Europe
Polish Austria
  • Austriacountry in Central Europe
Portuguese Áustria
  • Áustriacountry in Central Europe
Punjabi ਆਸਟਰੀਆ, اَسْٹَرِیا
  • ਆਸਟਰੀਆ (āsaṭrīā)country in Central Europe
  • اَسْٹَرِیا (asṭarīyā)country in Central Europe
  • آسْٹْرِیا (āsṭrīyā)country in Central Europe
Romanian Austria
  • Austriacountry in Central Europe
Russian А́встрия
  • А́встрия (Ávstrija)country in Central Europe
Scottish Gaelic Ostair
  • Ostaircountry in Central Europe
Slovak Rakúsko
  • Rakúskocountry in Central Europe
Spanish Austria
  • Austriacountry in Central Europe
Swahili Austria
  • Austriacountry in Central Europe
Swedish Österrike
  • Österrikecountry in Central Europe
Tagalog Awstriya
  • Awstriyacountry in Central Europe
Tamil ஆஸ்திரியா
  • ஆஸ்திரியா (āstiriyā)country in Central Europe
Thai ออสเตรีย
  • ออสเตรีย (ɔ́ɔs-dtriia)country in Central Europe
Turkish Avusturya
  • Avusturyacountry in Central Europe
Ukrainian А́встрія
  • А́встрія (Ávstrija)country in Central Europe
Urdu آسْٹْرِیا
  • آسْٹْرِیا (āsṭriyā)country in Central Europe
Vietnamese Áo, Áo Địa Lợi
  • Áocountry in Central Europe
  • Áo Địa Lợicountry in Central Europe
Welsh Awstria
  • Awstriacountry in Central Europe
Yiddish עסטרײַך
  • עסטרײַך (estraykh)country in Central Europe
Zulu IAustriyiya
  • IAustriyiyacountry in Central Europe

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Asturia
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APA

Austria. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Austria

MLA

“Austria.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Austria. Accessed November 2, 2026.

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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Austria,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Austria.

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