austral
adjective
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austral
1 American
[aw-struhl]
/ ˈɔ strəl /
austral
2
American
[ous-trahl]
/ aʊsˈtrɑl /
noun
australes
plural
Austral
3
American
abbreviation
Austral.
4
American
abbreviation
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Australasia.
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Australia.
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Australian.
Austral.
1
British
abbreviation
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Australasia
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Australia(n)
austral
2
British
/ aʊˈstrɑːl /
noun
austral
3
British
/ ˈɔːstrəl /
adjective
austral
Scientific
/ ô′strəl /
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of austral1
1350–1400; Middle English < Latin austrālis southern, equivalent to Aust ( e ) r Auster + -ālis -al 1
Origin of austral2
From Spanish; see origin at austral 1
Explanation
Anything austral refers to the south. An austral wind is a southern wind. This word has to do with direction. One of the most southern countries in the world is Australia, which might help you remember the meaning of austral: from the south or related to the south. Often, this word has to do with austral wind, which comes from the south. You could talk about the austral (southern) migration of birds.
Example Sentences
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Over the course of the austral summer, the floating ice tongue steadily broke apart through repeated calving events, leading to a retreat of roughly 16 kilometers.
From Science Daily • May 19, 2026
Only about 60% of the people working in the USAP—a community that swells to 1200 in the austral summer—report to Leidos or one of its subcontractors.
From Science Magazine • Apr. 5, 2023
“Hacemos música para que a la gente le guste”, dijo Tomasín en una entrevista en su casa de la ciudad argentina de Río Gallegos, cerca del extremo más austral del país.
From New York Times • Dec. 2, 2022
Tomine is a devotee of fishing the austral summer in South America’s Patagonia, from which he had just returned when he spoke to The Seattle Times in early April.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 7, 2022
F. Cowan, `Australia, a Charcoal Sketch': "The Buster and Brickfielder: austral red-dust blizzard; and red-hot Simoom."
From Austral English A dictionary of Australasian words, phrases and usages with those aboriginal-Australian and Maori words which have become incorporated in the language, and the commoner scientific words that have had their origin in Australasia by Morris, Edward Ellis
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