Austin

American  

[aw-stuhn] / ˈɔ stən /

noun

1. Alfred, 1835–1913, English poet: poet laureate 1896–1913.

2. John, 1790–1859, English writer on law.

3. John Langshaw 1911–60, British philosopher.

4. Mary (Hunter), 1868–1934, U.S. novelist, playwright, and short-story writer.

5. Stephen Fuller, 1793–1836, American colonizer in Texas.

6. Warren Robinson, 1877–1962, U.S. diplomat.

7. Saint Augustine.

8. a city in and the capital of Texas, in the central part, on the Colorado River.

9. a city in southeastern Minnesota.

10. a first name, form of Augustus.

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Austin ¹ British  

/ ˈɒstɪn /

adjective

1. another word for Augustinian

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Austin ² British  

/ ˈɒstɪn /

noun

1. a city in central Texas, on the Colorado River: state capital since 1845. Pop: 672 011 (2003 est)

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Austin ³ British  

/ ˈɒstɪn, ˈɔː- /

noun

1. Herbert, 1st Baron. 1866–1941, British automobile engineer, who founded the Austin Motor Company

2. John. 1790–1859, British jurist, whose book The Province of Jurisprudence Determined (1832) greatly influenced legal theory and the English legal system

3. 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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Austin Cultural  

1. Capital of Texas.

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Location of the University of Texas.

Etymology

Origin of Austin

C14: shortened form of _Augustine

Example Sentences

“Coca-Cola was cool like 30 years ago,” said Austin Hankwitz, 29, a content creator who has a podcast about money and investing.

From The Wall Street Journal

A native of Connecticut, he has also written for some of the nation's leading athletic programs, including the University of Texas at Austin, Texas Christian University, Iowa State and the University of Connecticut.

From The Wall Street Journal

“We need him,” guard Austin Reaves said after the game.

From Los Angeles Times

Austin was the slowest market among the 50 most populous metropolitan areas, followed by San Antonio and Fort Lauderdale.

From The Wall Street Journal

In new research published in Nature, a team led by physicists Cory Dean of Columbia University and Jia Li of the University of Texas at Austin reports a striking result.

From Science Daily