Neustria

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UK/ˈnjuːstɹɪə/

proper noun

The western part of the Frankish empire, corresponding roughly to modern-day northern France.

OriginLate Latin Neustria ← Proto-West Germanic *austr ← Proto-Norse ni →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. historicalThe western part of the Frankish empire, corresponding roughly to modern-day northern France.

    There shall a Lion from the sea-bord wood / Of Neustria come roring, with a crew / Of hungry whelpes […]

    1590, Edmund Spenser, “Book III, Canto III”, in The Faerie Queene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, →OCLC

Origin

  1. Proto-Norseni
  2. Proto-West Germanic*austr
  3. Late LatinNeustria
  4. EnglishNeustria

Borrowed from Late Latin Neustria. An origin from *Ni-oster-rike, meaning "northeastern kingdom" or "not the eastern kingdom" has been proposed; see Proto-West Germanic *austr and *rīkī, also Gothic and Proto-Norse ni. For further origins, compare Austrasia.

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Translations

French Neustrie
  • Neustriewestern part of the Frankish empire
German Neustrien
  • Neustrienwestern part of the Frankish empire
Polish Neustria
  • Neustriawestern part of the Frankish empire
Portuguese Nêustria
  • Nêustriawestern part of the Frankish empire
Spanish Neustria
  • Neustriawestern part of the Frankish empire

Rhymes & wordplay

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APA

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

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

Chicago

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

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