Lower Austria

American  

[loh-er] / ˈloʊ ər /

noun

1. a province in NE Austria. 7,092 sq. mi. (18,370 sq. km).

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Lower Austria British  

noun

1. German name: Niederösterreich.  a state of NE Austria: the largest Austrian province, containing most of the Vienna basin. Capital: Sankt Pölten. Pop: 1 552 848 (2003 est). Area: 19 170 sq km (7476 sq miles)

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Example Sentences

Director of Police in Lower Austria, Franz Popp, said: "In a world in which many people are looking for answers to the essential questions of life, profiteers have established themselves who claim to possess supernatural powers."

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In some places, well over 20cm is possible, especially in the mountains of Upper and Lower Austria and in northern Upper Styria.

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Earlier, Austria’s General Director for Public Security, Franz Ruf, said a 19-year-old Austrian citizen was arrested on Wednesday morning in Ternitz in the province of Lower Austria.

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The General Director for Public Security, Franz Ruf, said a 19-year-old Austrian citizen was arrested on Wednesday morning in Ternitz in the province of Lower Austria.

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All river traffic along the Danube was brought to a standstill in the Lower Austria area.

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