Styria

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/ˈstɪɹiə/

proper noun

A southeastern state of Austria, with its capital in Graz.

OriginMedieval Latin Styria →
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Meanings

proper noun

alternative Stiria

  1. A southeastern state of Austria, with its capital in Graz.
  2. historicalThe Duchy of Styria, a duchy within the Holy Roman Empire, located in modern-day southern Austria and northern Slovenia.
  3. historicalA former Austrian marchland.

Origin

  1. Medieval LatinStyria
  2. EnglishStyria

From Medieval Latin Styria, variant of Stiria, from Stira (“the Austrian city of Steyr”) + -ia (forming place names). Although no longer part of Styria, Steyr was the site of the court of the margraves of the March of Styria. It was itself named for its position at the confluence of the rivers Enns and Steyr.

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Translations

Basque Estiria
  • EstiriaAustrian state
Bulgarian Щирия
  • Щирия (Štirija)Austrian state
Catalan Estíria
  • EstíriaAustrian state
Czech Štýrsko
  • ŠtýrskoAustrian state
Danish Steiermark
  • SteiermarkAustrian state
Dutch Stiermarken
  • StiermarkenAustrian state
Estonian Steiermark
  • SteiermarkAustrian state
Finnish Steiermark
  • SteiermarkAustrian state
French Styrie
  • StyrieAustrian state
German Steiermark
  • SteiermarkAustrian state
Greek Στυρία
  • Στυρία (Styría)Austrian state
Hindi स्टिरिया
  • स्टिरिया (sṭiriyā)Austrian state
Hungarian Stájerország
  • StájerországAustrian state
Italian Stiria
  • StiriaAustrian state
Latin Styria
  • StyriaAustrian state
Latvian Štirija
  • ŠtirijaAustrian state
Lithuanian Štirija
  • ŠtirijaAustrian state
Norwegian Bokmål Steiermark
  • SteiermarkAustrian state
Polish Styria
  • StyriaAustrian state
Portuguese Estíria
  • EstíriaAustrian state
Romanian Stiria
  • StiriaAustrian state
Russian Шти́рия
  • Шти́рия (Štírija)Austrian state
Slovak Štajersko
  • ŠtajerskoAustrian state
Spanish Estiria
  • EstiriaAustrian state
Swedish Steiermark
  • SteiermarkAustrian state
Turkish Steiermark
  • SteiermarkAustrian state
Ukrainian Шти́рія
  • Шти́рія (Štýrija)Austrian state

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with Styria

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Anagrams

Aristy
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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