Austin
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Alfred, 1835–1913, English poet: poet laureate 1896–1913.
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John, 1790–1859, English writer on law.
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John Langshaw 1911–60, British philosopher.
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Mary (Hunter), 1868–1934, U.S. novelist, playwright, and short-story writer.
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Stephen Fuller, 1793–1836, American colonizer in Texas.
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Warren Robinson, 1877–1962, U.S. diplomat.
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a city in and the capital of Texas, in the central part, on the Colorado River.
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a city in southeastern Minnesota.
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a first name, form of Augustus.
adjective
noun
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Herbert, 1st Baron. 1866–1941, British automobile engineer, who founded the Austin Motor Company
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John. 1790–1859, British jurist, whose book The Province of Jurisprudence Determined (1832) greatly influenced legal theory and the English legal system
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J ( ohn ) L ( angshaw ) (ˈlæŋʃɔː). 1911–60, English philosopher, whose lectures Sense and Sensibilia and How to do Things with Words were published posthumously in 1962
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Location of the University of Texas.
Etymology
Origin of Austin
C14: shortened form of Augustine
Example Sentences
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Still, she praised what she witnessed at the Austin school.
From Salon ● Aug. 23, 2026
For the last several days, the company has been teasing a “Cybercab launch event” in its hometown of Austin, Texas.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 21, 2026
Heather Sanford, a 44-year-old marketing professional in the Austin, Texas, area, has been looking for work since her last contract role ended in May 2025.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
Tour over the weekend, with two dates at Austin City Limits, which the band said was one of Beard's favourite venues in "a city that had been something of a second home for him".
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
When Fuller first encountered resistance from the black elite, he dropped in on Austin at the offices of the Carolina Times.
From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson
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